Combined Science GCSE
Effect of wall thickness on energy transfer
What Effect of wall thickness on energy transfer means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Increasing the thickness of a wall reduces the rate of energy transfer and therefore slows cooling, because energy must conduct through more material.
Topics that use Effect of wall thickness on energy transfer
- Energy transfers in a system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Closed system
- Conservation of energy
- Dissipation of energy
- Energy stores and pathways
- Energy transfer by conduction
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal conductivity of materials
- Thermal energy transfer
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