Combined Science GCSE
Thermal conductivity of materials
What Thermal conductivity of materials means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Thermal conductivity of materials
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A higher value means a faster rate of energy transfer, so the building cools more quickly; a lower value means slower transfer and slower cooling.
Topics that use Thermal conductivity of materials
- Energy transfers in a system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Closed system
- Conservation of energy
- Dissipation of energy
- Effect of wall thickness on energy transfer
- Energy stores and pathways
- Energy transfer by conduction
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal energy transfer
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