Heat Transfer in Nature - Vocabulary

Flashcards on heat transfer mechanisms, good conductors, and poor conductors (insulators) based on the provided lecture transcript.

Conduction

The process of heat transfer from the hotter part of an object to the colder part, where heated particles pass heat to their neighbours without moving from their positions.

Good conductors of heat

Materials, such as metals, that allow heat to pass through them easily.

Poor conductors (insulators) of heat

Materials, such as glass and wood, that do not allow heat to pass through them easily.

Clay and porcelain

Materials that are poor conductors of heat, which helps tea or coffee kept in cups made from them stay hot longer.

Steel

A material classified in Table 7.2 as a good conductor of heat.