Heat Transfer

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A chair is placed several feet from a fire in a fireplace. The fireplace has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A college student holds the back of his hand near an iron to see if it is hot. Heat is transferred to his hand by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A heater is placed under one corner of a water bed mattress. Warm water moves throughout the mattress because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A certain type of stainless steel cookware has a layer of copper applied to the bottom to help it heat evenly. The copper transfers heat to the pan by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

One end of a copper rod is placed in a flame. Small pieces of wax placed along the rod melt at progressively larger distances from the flame. Heat is transferred through the rod by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A house burns down. On the house across the street, all of the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred across the street by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5