Conduction, Convection, Radiation

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

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

A certian 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 ...

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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 ..

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

A heater is placed under one corner of a waterbed mattress. Warm air moves throughout the mattress because of ...

• Conduction

• Radiation

• 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

• Radiation

• Convection

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

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

A house burns down. On the house across the street, all the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred across the street by ...

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection