Energy and Heat Transfer

Flashcards covering different forms of energy, methods of insulation, convection processes, and concepts of thermal conductivity.

Kinetic Energy

Energy of movement.

Gravitational Energy

Energy stored in objects at a height.

Elastic Energy

Energy stored in stretched objects, e.g., a spring.

Chemical Energy

Energy stored in chemicals (e.g., fuels, batteries, and food), released by chemical reactions.

Thermal Conductivity

A measure of how well a material transfers thermal energy.

Insulators

Materials that are bad at transferring thermal energy; non-metals are very good at these.

Conductor

A material that allows energy to be transmitted through it easily; all metals are good ones.

Collisions

Constant bumping or hitting of one thing against another.