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Name ______________________________________________ Period _____________
Conduction, Convection, or Radiation
Objective : Students will be able to identify the different types of thermal energy transfer.
Matching: Use these definitions to help you with the rest of the worksheet.
________ Radiation
A. The transfer of energy as heat from one substance or particle to another through direct contact.
________ Convection
B. The transfer of energy as heat by electromagnetic waves.
________ Conduction
C. The transfer of energy as heat by the movement of a liquid or gas.
- Heat we feel from the Sun. _________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove. _________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Heat you feel when you put your hands above a fire. ____________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- My spoon is hot after leaving it on the pot that was on the stove. __________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- This is responsible for making macaroni rise and fall in a pot on the stove. ___________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- The heat my snake feels from the heat lamp above him. _________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Transfer of heat by the actual movement of warmed matter (i.e. gas or liquid). _______________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- The reason heating vents are often placed on the floor of a home. _________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Insulation is used to prevent this type of heat transfer. __________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- This type of heat transfer is trapped by green houses. ___________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Why the dog lies down next to the wood stove. ________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Why the cat sits on a shelf above the stove. ___________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Why the kettle on the stove gets hot. ________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Why you use a pot holder when getting the cookie sheet out of the oven. ___________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Heat you feel when you sit next to a campfire. _________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Heat you feel when you snuggle up under an electric blanket. _____________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- A hot air balloon rises. _____________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove. _________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Hot water rises and cool water sinks. _________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
- Stir-frying vegetables. _____________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
