What are the three types of heat transfer?
Thermal Energy Review

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Radiation, Conduction, Convection
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What is radiation in terms of heat transfer?
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Radiation is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves, such as light, without needing a medium.
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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 convection?
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Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases) caused by differences in temperature and density.
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In heat transfer, heat always flows from which substance to which substance?
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Heat always flows from hotter substances to colder substances.
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What happens to the kinetic energy of particles in cold substances?
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Cold substances have lower kinetic energy because their particles are moving around less.
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What is an example of conduction?
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An example of conduction is when a metal spoon gets hot from being in a pot of hot soup.
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