Conduction, Convection, Radiation

Front

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

Back

Radiation

Front

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

Back

Hotter to colder

Front

The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.

Back

Conduction

Front

Type of heat transfer in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking, creating wind.

Back

Convection

Front

Two objects at different temperatures are in contact. What happens to their thermal energy?

Back

Thermal energy passes from the warmer object to the cooler object.

Front

Why was Marcie's wool hat warm after playing outside in the cold?

Back

Conduction between Marcie's warm body and the hat occurred and the hat remained warm because it is an insulator.

Front

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

Back

Radiation

Front

Why does the handle of a metal spoon warm up when placed in a hot bowl of soup?

Back

Conduction

Front

A large house being heated by a heater warms a house when the air is circulating.

Back

Convection

Front

Which of the following is the best example of conduction? Options: A light bulb warming a lampshade, An egg cooking in a frying pan, Water boiling in a pot, Gases circulating in the atmosphere

Back

An egg cooking in a frying pan