Thermal Energy Answers

Conduction is heat transfer by -

• Touch
• Circles
• Waves

Convection is heat transfer by-

• Touch an object
• The heating and cooling of a fluid
• Electromagnetic Waves

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

• convection
• insulation
• radiation
• conduction

When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• thermal equilibrium

The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• thermal electricity

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called 

• conduction
• convection
• radiaton
• thermal

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation