Convection, conduction, radiation

Which is an example of conduction?

• Steam is rising from a cup of hot coffee.
• A hot biscuit is warming the plate it is on.
• The sun is shining through a window and warming a table.
• Grilling a hot dog over a campfire.

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You are stirring your hot chocolate with a metal spoon, and notices that the spoon is getting hot. This is most likely caused by which type of heat?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• insulation

Which is an example of radiation?

• boiling a pot of noodles for dinner
• getting hot from lying in the sun
• feeling warm while taking a hot shower
• burning yourself after touching a hot plate

Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?

• glass
• plastic
• aluminum
• copper

Which best describes heat transfer by radiation?

• a slice of bacon frying in a pan
• a pot on a stove boiling water
• a camp fire warming hands
• a hot air balloon

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Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?

• The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.
• Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.
• Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.
• Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.

Which is an example of convection?

• the heat coming from a campfire
• a spoon in a bowl of soup becoming warmer
• warmer water at the surface of a swimming pool
• a hamburger being warmed by a campfire

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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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 

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