Thermal Heat Transfer

Sunshine is this type of thermal energy transfer:

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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Hands wrapped around a mug of hot cocoa is an example of this type of heat transfer:

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

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Heat from a fire is this type of thermal energy transfer:

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Dipping your toe in water is an example of this type of thermal energy transfer:

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Which of the following is correct for how heat (thermal energy) travels?

• From cold to hot

• From hot to cold

• Back and forth in all directions

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A barefoot student steps on a hot concrete surface. Most of the heat transferred to the student’s skin by this contact is by the process of—

• convection

• conduction

• vaporization

• radiation

Conduction requires

• Electricity

• the electromagnetic spectrum and particles

• air or water flow

• direct contact

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Heat transfer always moves ...

• cold to hot

• east to west

• hot to cold

• north to south

Which way will energy flow?

• From the air to the water

• From the water to the air

• From the ice cube to the air

• From the ice cube to the water

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Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?

• from the hand to the ice

• from the ice to the hand

• heat is not being transferred

• there is no way to tell

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