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.
A. The transfer of energy as heat from one
________ Radiation substance or particle to another through
direct contact.
B. The transfer of energy as heat by
________ Convection electromagnetic waves.
C. The transfer of energy as heat by the
________ Conduction movement of a liquid or gas.
1. Heat we feel from the Sun. _________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
2. The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove. _________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
3. Heat you feel when you put your hands above a fire. ____________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
4. My spoon is hot after leaving it on the pot that was on the stove. __________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
5. This is responsible for making macaroni rise and fall in a pot on the stove. ___________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
6. The heat my snake feels from the heat lamp above him. _________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
7. Transfer of heat by the actual movement of warmed matter (i.e. gas or liquid). _______________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
8. The reason heating vents are often placed on the floor of a home. _________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
9. Insulation is used to prevent this type of heat transfer. __________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
10. This type of heat transfer is trapped by green houses. ___________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
11. Why the dog lies down next to the wood stove. ________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
12. Why the cat sits on a shelf above the stove. ___________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
13. Why the kettle on the stove gets hot. ________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
14. Why you use a pot holder when getting the cookie sheet out of the oven. ___________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
15. Heat you feel when you sit next to a campfire. _________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
16. Heat you feel when you snuggle up under an electric blanket. _____________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
17. A hot air balloon rises. _____________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
18. The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove. _________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
19. Hot water rises and cool water sinks. _________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
20. Stir-frying vegetables. _____________________________________________________________
Why? __________________________________________________________________________
Examples of Heat Transfer from Your Life
Conduction Convection Radiation
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