lunes, 25 de abril de 2011

Temperature and Heat

Temperature and Heat


Kinetic energy: the energy of a moving object.


 Pontential energy: energy stored in an object or material.
 Temperature: the average kinetic energy of a molecules in a material.

Heat: energy that flows between objects that have different temperatures.

Radiation: the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

 Conduction: the transfer of energy by direct contact of molecules.

Convection: the transfer of energy by the flow of a liquid or gas.


Insulation: prevents heat from flowing in or out of a material.






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