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Transfer of thermal energy - Coggle Diagram
Transfer of thermal energy
Thermal conducters & insulators
Thermal conducters
Definition: A good thermal conductor is a material that allows the transfer of vibrational energy between adjacent particles without any motion of the matter
Good examples:
Metals
Diamons
Diamonds, graphite
Bad examples:
Glass
Wood
Plastic
Thermal insulators
Radiation
Heat via absorption of infrared radiation
waves emitted by anything with heat
the sun
heaters
travels via electromagnetic waves that don't require physical medium
transferred to medium by absorption
Absorption dependent on many things
Conduction
Transfer of energy between adjacent molecules in an object.
Air as an insulator
Thermal energy
Definition (Internal energy/particle movement)
Temperature
Convection
Radiation