Heat Transfer Examples

a pot sitting on a hot burner

conduction

hot plate/burner

conduction

picking up a hot cup of coffee

conduction

touching a hot iron

conduction

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

conduction

transfer of heat through direct contact with heat source

conduction

using a heating blanket to get warm

conduction

Earth's mantle

convection

a cup of boiling water

convection

hot air popper

convection

how the inside of a greenhouse works

convection

ocean or lake currents

convection

putting your wet bathing suit on a floor vent to dry it faster

convection

spaghetti rising and falling in a pot of boiling water

convection

transfer of heat through a fluid that moves in currents---hot air rises, cools, then falls

convection

weather

convection

a person placing their cold hands over a warm fire

radiation

a person placing their hand over a hot burner

radiation

light bulb

radiation

lying out in the sun to get a tan

radiation

microwave

radiation

sunshine

radiation

transfer of heat through contact with EM waves

radiation