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*[[Convection]] - [[Fluid]] at high [[temperature]] is less [[Density|dense]] than [[fluid]] at low [[temperature]] so the high [[temperature]] [[fluid]] rises and the low [[temperature]] [[fluid]] sinks.
*[[Thermal Radiation]] - Objects can [[emit]] and [[Absorb (Physics)|absorb]] [[Thermal Radiation]]. The higher the [[temperature]] the more [[Thermal Radiation]] they [[emit]].
===Common Misconceptions===
: '''Heat''' is often misused as a noun and in colloquial terms often used in place of the term [[Thermal Energy]].
: '''Heat''' rises is an inaccurate statement referencing [[convection]] wherein a [[fluid]], warmer than the surrounding [[fluid]] will rise due it having a lower [[density]] than its surroundings.
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