Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics

Conduction

Two objects to have physical contact

Convection

Mixing of liquids and gases

Radiation

Energy that may be transmitted through empty space via electromagnetic waves

Four basic phases of matter

1. Solid
2. Liquid
3. Gas
4. Plasma

The Latent Heat of Fusion

The amount of heat to turn a solid into a liquid 

The Latent Heat of Vaporization

The amount of heat needed to turn a gas into a liquid 

Heat

The energy internal to an object

Temperature

A measure of the internal energy of an object