Question

how to describe the transfer of energy

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_transfer

Answer 2

The transfer of energy of a given form among different scales of motion; for example, kinetic energy may be transferred between the zonal and meridional components of the wind, or between the mean and eddy components of the wind.

Answer 3

There are three types of energy transfer. Conduction, convection, and radiation. Energy cab be transferred in a number of ways. Touch, circulation, and across distances. It is the movement of molecules in which one atom is impacted by another and energy is transferred from one to another