Heat Transfer

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What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

Front

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

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conduction

Front

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

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Radiation

Front

What is the definition of CONVECTION?

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a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

Front

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire? Options: Radiation, Conduction, Convection, Insulator

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Conduction

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The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...

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convection

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This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:

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Convection.

Front

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

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convection

Front

Walking on the warm sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

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conduction

Front

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

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convection