Entropy, EHN truh pee, is a measure of the amount of disorder or randomness in a system. Because there are many more random ways of arranging a group of things than there are organized ways, disorder is much more probable. For example, shuffling a deck of cards always leads to a jumbled distribution of cards, and never to an ordered sequence. More »
Electric furnace is a device for providing heat by electrical means. It consists of a chamber... More >>
Solar energy is a term that usually means the direct use of sunlight to produce heat or electric... More >>
Temperature is a measure of how easily an object gives up or receives heat. Heat will always flow... More >>
Thermodynamics, thur moh dy NAM ihks, is the study of various forms of energy, such as heat and... More >>
Thermography, thur MOG ruh fee, is a detection technique that converts invisible heat energy into... More >>
Thermometer is an instrument that measures the temperature of gases, liquids, and solids. As the... More >>