Heat Transfer Review

Once the sun's energy reaches Earth's atmosphere, it is circulated WITHIN the atmosphere and oceans through which type of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Ironing a shirt is an example of...

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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

• more
• less

Is this statement True or False?

Heat energy will move from the cooler object to the warmer object.

• true

• false

The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The method of heat transfer by which the Sun's energy reaches the Earth is

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

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

• a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

• When heat transfers between two solids that are in direct contact or touching one another.

• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

What type of heat transfer occurs when a group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation