Convection, Conduction and Radiation

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

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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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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Radiation is when energy is transferred...

• by contact
• by flow of fluid in liquid or gas
• by waves or rays
• this is not an energy-transfer process

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Higher temperature means faster moving molecules

• True
• False

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