Ways Heat Moves Around Us

What is heat transfer?

• How cold moves from one place to another

• How warmth travels from one place to another

• How light travels from one place to another

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Which of the following is NOT a way heat moves?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Reflection

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What happens when you sit by a campfire?

• You feel cold

• You feel heat on your skin

• You feel nothing

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How does conduction work?

• Heat passes through things that are touching

• Heat moves through empty space

• Heat moves with the wind

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What is an example of conduction?

• The sun warming the Earth

• A metal spoon getting hot in a pot of soup

• Warm air rising and cool air sinking

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How does convection work?

• Heat moves through empty space

• Warm air or water moves up and cool air or water moves down

• Heat passes through things that are touching

What is an example of convection?

• Boiling water swirling

• A metal spoon getting hot

• The sun warming the Earth

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How does radiation work?

• Heat moves through empty space

• Heat passes through things that are touching

• Warm air or water moves up and cool air or water moves down

What is an example of radiation?

• A metal spoon getting hot

• The sun warming us

• Boiling water swirling

Why is understanding heat transfer important?

• It helps us learn about energy and how it affects everything around us

• It helps us learn about colors

• It helps us learn about sounds

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