English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Define conductors and insulators
Describe and explain conduction and convection
Justify the choices of a material involved in the installation of conduction
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Words and meanings to learn
transfer
the movement of energy from one place or object to another
conduction
the process where thermal energy is transferred through a material without the material itself moving; it occurs when particles in a solid vibrate more energetically and transfer energy to neighbouring particles
particles
the small building blocks of matter such as atoms, molecules or ions that determine the physical and chemical properties of a substance
convection
the transfer of thermal energy in fluids (liquids and gases) due to the movement of warmer, less dense regions rising and cooler, denser regions sinking; this creates a convection current, which efficiently transfers energy
energy
the ability to do work or cause change, existing in different forms such as kinetic, thermal, chemical and potential energy; it can be transferred or transformed but is always conserved
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