Thermal Energy Transfer

Is a metal cookie sheet a conductor or an insulator?

• Conductor

• Insulator

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Is a potholder a conductor or an insulator?

• Conductor

• Insulator

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Heat transfer that occurs when objects of different temperatures are touching

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

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STOPS or slows down the transfer of thermal energy:

• Conductor

• Insulator

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Is glass a conductor or an insulator?

• Conductor

• Insulator

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Is a mitten a conductor or an insulator?

• Conductor

• Insulator

The only heat transfer that can occur through empty space. It travels through electromagnetic waves.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

These materials allow thermal energy to travel through them easily.

• Conductors

• Insulators

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Is a beanie (knitted hat) a conductor or an insulator?

• Conductor

• Insulator

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Sunshine is this type of thermal energy transfer:

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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