Radiation, Conduction, Convection

A certain type of stainless steel cookware has a layer of copper applied to the bottom to help it heat evenly. The copper transfers heat to the pan by _______________.

Conduction

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to _______________.

Conduction

One end of a copper rod is placed in a flame of a Bunsen burner. Small pieces of wax placed along the rod melt at progressively larger distance from the flame. Heat is transferred through the rod by _______________.

Conduction

Reptiles are cold-blooded, so they will lay on warm rocks or sand to warm their body temperature as a result of _______________.

Conduction

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow in the campfire because of _______________.

Conduction

You fry an egg in a pan. The cooks due to _______________.

Conduction

A certain type of decorative lamp contains colored liquids. These liquids form globs that break off and rise to the top of the liquid. The globs rise due to _______________.

Convection

A heater is placed under one corner of a water bed mattress. Warm water moves throughout the mattress because of _______________.

Convection

In a swimming pool, the water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of _______________.

Convection

Magma inside the earth flows and causes pieces of the crust to move, forming mountains, creating earthquakes, and causing other geologic processes. The magma flows as it rises and falls in the mantle due to _______________.

Convection

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of _______________.

Convection

The cause of weather systems on earth is _______________.

Convection

Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, more dense air from the ocean rushes in due to _______________.

Convection

You are in the top bunk of a bunk bed and you want to turn the air conditioner on while your friend on the bottom bunk is fine is caused by _______________.

Convection

Your family is eating spaghetti for dinner, and the pasta must be cooked in a pot of boiling water. The boiling water is an example of _______________.

Convection

A chair is placed several feet from a fire in a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of_______________.

Radiation

A college student holds the back of his hand near an iron to see if it is hot. Heat is transferred to his hand by _______________.

Radiation

A fireman feels a door and the door is hot from the fire on the other side due to _______________.

Radiation

A house burns down. On the house next door, all of the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred to the house next door by _______________.

Radiation

A huge rock at the state park gets so hot during the day that you can't sit on it from _______________.

Radiation