Conduction: the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe.
Convection: the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
Radiation: the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
Joules: the standard unit of work or energy.
Calories: a unit equal to the kilocalorie, used to express the heat output of an organism and the fuel or energy value of food.
1st Law of Thermodynamics:
any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done.
any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done.