Energy and Heat Transfer

Walking on the hot sand on a beach

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Feeling heat from a campfire

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Chocolate candy melting in your hand.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Air in the atmosphere rising and falling

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Unscrewing a light bulb while it's still hot

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Feeling the heat from a stove burner without touching it

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Energy that is transferred by direct contact

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which best explains why a wooden spoon can be used to stir hot soup on the stove?

• Wood is a good conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

• Wood is a poor conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

• Wood is a good conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

• Wood is a poor conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?

• glass

• copper

• plastic

• aluminum

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

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 shower

• burning yourself after touching a hot plate

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NGSS.4-PS3-2