Examples of Heat Transfer
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The sidewalk burns your bare feet in the summer time.
Conduction
You burn your hand by touching a hot stove.
Conduction
A hot air balloon rises.
Convection
Macaroni rises and falls in a pot of heated water.
Convection
The air near the ceiling in a room is warmer than the air near the floor.
Convection
The material in a lava lamp rises and falls.
Convection
Hot chocolate is stirred with a spoon and the spoon gets hot.
Conduction
The Sun warms your skin on a cold day.
Radiation
The sidewalk increases in temperature on a sunny day.
Radiation
You warm your feet in front of a fire.
Radiation