Radiation, Conduction, Convection

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

• a furnace heating the air in a school
• an ice cube melting in a person’s hand
• a pot of water on a stove boiling
• the sun heating water in a swimming pool

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A pot of water boiling over a campfire.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The baby chickens kept warm by the heat lamps. This is an example of ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of ________.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The type of heat transfer that creates currents in water is called ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

A huge rock at the state park gets so hot during the day because of ________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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The heat transferred from the Sun to the Earth by waves is called ________.

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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