Examples of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

A pot sitting on a hot burner.

conduction

Picking up a hot cup of coffee

conduction

Touching a metal spoon that is sitting in a pot of boiling water

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

Putting your wet shoes on a floor vent to dry them faster

convection

A person placing their cold hands over a warm fire

radiation

A person placing their hand over a hot burner

radiation

Lying out in the sun to get a tan

radiation