Exploring the Three Methods of Heat Transfer

What is the primary method of heat transfer when touching a hot object?

• Insulation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which method of heat transfer involves heat moving through air or space?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Compression

In a home heating system, what type of heat transfer is primarily used?

• Expansion

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Which heat transfer method is involved when the air in a house is heated by a furnace and rises?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Sublimation

How does a microwave heat food?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Induction

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What type of heat transfer is demonstrated by the sun heating the ocean?

• Reflection

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

What creates a convection current in the ocean?

• Wind over the water surface

• Tides

• Sun heating water at the equator

• The moon's gravitational pull

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What type of heat transfer occurs when the sun heats your body at the beach?

• Reflection

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

What happens when you feel a snowflake on your skin?

• Radiation cools the skin

• Convection of cold air

• Evaporation of snow

• Conduction transfers cold

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What is the role of the earth's core in plate tectonics?

• It stores energy

• It heats and moves the plates

• It reflects solar radiation

• It cools the mantle