Physics-Specific heat capacity,power,conduction and convection

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What is specific heat capacity?
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degrees celcius.
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What is power?
Power s the rate of energy transfer or the rate of doing work.
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What is conduction?
Conduction is the process by which vibrating particles transfer energy to neighbouring particles.
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What is convection?
Convection is where energetic particles move away from hotter to cooler regions.
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What is thermal conductivity?
A measure of how quickly energy is transferred through a material in this way.