Heat Transfer

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What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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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.

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What is the definition of RADIATION?

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When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

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

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Radiation

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What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

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Conduction

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When a pot is  touching a stove that is on, what heat transfer is happening?

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Conduction

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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.

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Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

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high to low

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The sun shines down on this family as they play on the beach. What is this process?

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radiation

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A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. What is the method of heat transfer involved?

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radiation