Heat Transfer

Front

You're holding hands with your best friend. Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold. After a few minutes, this has changed. How might you explain what happened?

Back

The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction.

Front

Heat transfer through waves is called ___

Back

radiation

Front

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

Back

hotter to colder

Front

Why does warm air rise near the ceiling of a room?

Back

convection

Front

What is something that readily conducts heat, electricity, sound?

Back

conductor