Heat Transfer

Front

What causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

Back

The Sun radiates energy that passes through space & the atmosphere to your skin.

Front

Which best describes the flow of heat?

Back

From a warmer object to a cooler object

Front

How are people able to feel the heat from a campfire without touching it?

Options: A. The heat travels through the ground & heats the ground around the people. B. The heat is conducted through air molecules to the people. C. The heat rises in the air and then settles around the people. D. The heat radiates from the fire to the people.

Back

The heat radiates from the fire to the people.

Front

You hold a bowl of hot soup that warms your hands; this is

Back

Conduction

Front

Steam from a hot bowl of soup warms your face as you lean over it; this is

Back

Convection

Front

Why is it better to have a cooking pot with a plastic handle instead of a metal handle?

Back

Plastic is not a good conductor of heat.

Front

Why does the tile floor feel cooler to Jim's feet than the carpet, despite being the same temperature?

Back

Tile is a better conductor of heat and transfers heat away from his skin.

Front

Raegan wants to determine the best material to make a new type of cookware. What type of material should she choose?

Back

A material that conducts heat evenly.

Front

Which container would MOST LIKELY keep drinks cold for several hours? Options: Plastic, Metal

Back

Plastic, because it will insulate from heat.

Front

What is another name for Heat energy?

Back

Thermal