Thermal Energy Transfer

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What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?

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Conduction

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Conduction is heat transfer by -

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Touch

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Which example below is an example of radiation?

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The Sun heating the Earth

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_____________ is the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures.

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Heat

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Movements of water in a pot, molten mantle in the earth's crust and hot air rising in the atmosphere are examples of

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Convection

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What is the definition of thermal energy?

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Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is convection?

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Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is conduction?

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Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is radiation?

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Radiation is the transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves.

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What is the role of temperature in heat transfer?

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Temperature determines the direction of heat transfer; heat flows from higher to lower temperature.