P2 Energy transfer by heating

    Cards (4)

    • black body radiation
      the radiation emitted by a perfect black body (a body that absorbs all the radiation that hits it)
    • infrared radiation
      electromagnetic waves between visible light and microwaves in the electromagnetic spectrum
    • specific heat capacity
      energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 °C
    • thermal conductivity
      property of a material that determines the energy transfer through it by conduction
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