AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
Specification 4.1.2.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Required Practical: Investigating Thermal InsulationAn effective insulator therefore produces a smaller temperature decrease in a fixed time, or a lower rate of cooling.
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GCSE Physics · key term
The decrease in temperature per unit time; it can be used to compare how quickly samples cool.
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Specification 4.1.2.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Required Practical: Investigating Thermal InsulationAn effective insulator therefore produces a smaller temperature decrease in a fixed time, or a lower rate of cooling.
Specification 3.10 · Paper 1
The decrease in an object's temperature per unit time.
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The rate of cooling describes how quickly its temperature falls. A high rate of energy transfer through the walls produces faster cooling; reducing that transfer makes the building cool more slowly.