Energy on Earth

Conduction

• Direct Transfer of heat

  (TOUCHING)

• walking on hot sand

  cooking pork chop on grill

• causes most heat energy in atmosphere

• transfer of heat through currents

• heating house by furnace

  hot air balloons,

convection

• Direct Transfer of heat

  (TOUCHING)

• walking on hot sand

  cooking pork chop on grill

• causes most heat energy in atmosphere

• transfer of heat through currents

• heating house by furnace

  hot air balloons,

Match the following

• currents in water and air

  (rising heat)

• Convection

• direct transfer of heat (touching)

• Conduction

• transfer in the form of rays or electromagnetic waves

• Radiation

Match the following

• hot air balloon

  heating house by furnace

• conduction

• walking on sand

  cooking a ground beef patty on stove

• convection

• campfire

  heat from sun or heater

• radiation

Which of the following is how the sun transfers energy to the Earth

• Radiation

• convection

• conduction

causes most of the heat energy in atmosphere.

Occurs in circular motion as warm air rises and is less dense

• Radiation

• convection

• conduction

Hot air rises because...

• it is less dense

• it is heavier

• it is more dense

• it contains Helium

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Insulation

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 2 pointing to?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Insulation

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 3 pointing to?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Insulation