Heat Transfer (radiation, conduction, convection)

Heat

A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.

Temperature

A measure of the AVERAGE kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.

Radiation

The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.

Convection

The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a fluid (liquid or gas).

Conduction

The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact.

A pot sitting on a hot burner.

conduction

Picking up a hot cup of coffee

conduction

Touching a metal handle of a hot pan.

conduction

Using a heating blanket to get warm

conduction

How the inside of a greenhouse works.

convection

Macaroni rising and falling in a pot of boiling water

convection

Warm air from a heating vent dries your wet shoes

convection

A person getting warm from a space heater.

radiation

A person placing their cold hands next to a warm fire

radiation

Lying out in the sun to get a tan

radiation