Heat Transfer

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A chair is several feet from a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm due to

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

"Lava lamps" contain colored liquids. These liquids form globs that rise to the top due to

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Some cook pans have copper on the bottom to heat evenly.

Copper transfers heat to the pan by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop it and your marshmallow into the campfire because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation