Physics GCSE
comparing insulators
What comparing insulators means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Judging which material has the higher thermal conductivity from the times taken to cool through the same temperature difference, where a shorter time means energy is transferred faster.
Topics that use comparing insulators
- Energy transfers in a system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- conduction
- dissipation
- Efficiency
- Lubrication
- rate of cooling
- Rate of energy transfer
- reducing unwanted transfers
- thermal conductivity
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