Heat Transfer Vocab

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Definition of Conduction

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Heat transfer between touching objects.

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Heat transfer from the sun to your body.

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Radiation.

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Heat transfer when burning your hand on fire?

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Conduction

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Warm air rises, cool air sinks: type of heat transfer?

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convection

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Ironing a shirt is an example of...

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conduction

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Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises, creating convection currents.

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less

Front

Johnny grabbed a hot pot handle.

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conduction

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Friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

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radiation

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Transfer of thermal energy through space

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radiation

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Baby chickens are warmed by heat lamps, illustrating heat transfer.

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radiation