Conduction, Convection & Radiation

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

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

Which of the following is an example of convection?

• A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
• When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
• When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
• When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.

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

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...

• convection
• radiation
• insulation
• conduction

The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation