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Heat can and does travel through all matter.

It's just that some materials carry it much slower than others,

and these are called insulators.

The best ones being foam type materials.

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What materials do not let heat travel through are called?

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What does heat travel through fastest?

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What can heat energy travel through?

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Could heat travel by conduction convection and radiation?

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What scientific name is given to materials that allow heat to travel along them?

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