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    Heat is a form of energy created by the movement of particles. Heat is transferred from warmer objects to cooler ones until they reach the same temperature. There are three main ways heat transfers: conduction (direct contact between particles), convection (currents in liquids and gases), and radiation (through electromagnetic waves). Conduction occurs most easily in solids and liquids because their particles are closer together. Substances that conduct heat well are called conductors, while poor conductors are called insulators.

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    Heat is a form of energy created by the movement of particles. Heat is transferred from warmer objects to cooler ones until they reach the same temperature. There are three main ways heat transfers: conduction (direct contact between particles), convection (currents in liquids and gases), and radiation (through electromagnetic waves). Conduction occurs most easily in solids and liquids because their particles are closer together. Substances that conduct heat well are called conductors, while poor conductors are called insulators.

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    Heat is a form of energy created by the movement of particles. Heat is transferred from warmer objects to cooler ones until they reach the same temperature. There are three main ways heat transfers: conduction (direct contact between particles), convection (currents in liquids and gases), and radiation (through electromagnetic waves). Conduction occurs most easily in solids and liquids because their particles are closer together. Substances that conduct heat well are called conductors, while poor conductors are called insulators.

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    Heat (Thermal) Energy

    • Heat (thermal) energy is created by the movement of particles (atoms) that produces heat.
    • Heat (thermal) energy increases as temperature increases because as temperature
    increases, atoms move faster (have more kinetic energy)
    • Heat (thermal energy) is transferred from one object to another when the objects are at
    different temperatures.
    • The amount of heat (thermal energy) that is transferred when two objects are brought into
    contact depends on the difference in temperature between the objects.
    Transfer of Heat (Thermal) Energy
    • Heat is transferred only when two objects are at different temperatures
    • Thermal energy always moves from warmer to cooler objects
    • The warmer object loses thermal energy and becomes cooler as the cooler object gains
    thermal energy and becomes warmer.
    • Energy will continue to move from a warmer object to a cooler object until both have the
    same temperature.
    Heat Transfer can occur in three ways:
    1. Conduction
    2. Convection
    3. Radiation
     Conduction
    • Conduction is the transfer of heat by direct contact (particles collide)
    • Conduction occurs most easily in solids and liquids
    Why is conduction easier in solids and liquids?
    Atoms and molecules are closer together in solids and liquids. So, the particles need to
    move only a short distance before they bump into one another and transfer energy.
    Conductors and Insulators
    • Substances that transfer thermal energy very well are called Conductors.
    • Substances that do not transfer thermal energy very well are called Insulators.
     Convection
    • Convection is the flow of currents in a liquid or gas
    • A current is created when the warmer (less dense) material rises forcing the cooler (more
    dense) material to sink.
     Radiation
    • Radiation is heat transfer through space by electromagnetic waves
    • Unlike Conduction and Convection, Radiation can occur in empty space, as well as in
    solids, liquids, and gases.
    • Waves such as visible light, infrared, and ultraviolet light are examples of radiation

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