Thermal Energy Transfer

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Is a metal cookie sheet a conductor or an insulator?

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Conductor

Front

Is a potholder a conductor or an insulator?

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Insulator

Front

Heat transfer that occurs when objects of different temperatures are touching

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Conduction

Front

STOPS or slows down the transfer of thermal energy:

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Insulator

Front

Is glass a conductor or an insulator?

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Conductor

Front

Is a mitten a conductor or an insulator?

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Insulator

Front

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

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Radiation

Front

These materials allow thermal energy to travel through them easily.

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Conductors

Front

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

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Insulator

Front

Sunshine is this type of thermal energy transfer:
- Conduction
- Radiation
- Convection

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Radiation