Convection, Conduction, and Radiation

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

• Hotter to colder
• Colder to hotter
• Hotter to hotter
• Colder to colder

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two objects at different temperatures are in contact. Which of the following happens to their thermal energy?

• Their thermal energies remain the same.
• Thermal energy passes from the cooler object to the warmer object
• Thermal energy passes from the warmer object to the cooler object.
• Thermal energy passes back and forth equally between the two objects.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

A large house being heated by heater warms a house when the air is circulating.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is the best example of conduction?

• A light bulb warming a lampshade
• An egg cooking in a frying pan
• Water boiling in a pot
• Gases circulating in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which situation best represents conduction?

• Heat from a campfire
• A hot air balloon taking off
• Touching a hot piece of metal
• Getting sunburned

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which situation best represents convection?

• Heat from a campfire
• A hot air balloon taking off
• Touching a hot piece of metal
• Getting sunburned

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4