Why does a metal spoon feel warmer than a wooden spoon when stirring hot soup?
Explain why you feel heat from a fireplace even if you’re sitting across the room.
Match the correct energy transfer to it's description
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Radiation | arrow_right_alt | The transfer of heat through direct contact. |
Conduction | arrow_right_alt | The transfer of heat by the movement of fluid states of matter |
Convection | arrow_right_alt | The transfer off heat through infrared, does not need a medium to transfer |
Decide if it is conduction, convection or radiation
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Radiation | arrow_right_alt | A person touches the metal handle of a pot that’s been sitting on a hot stove and feels the heat immediately travel from the handle to their hand. |
Conduction | arrow_right_alt | Water boiling in a pot |
Convection | arrow_right_alt | Heat from the Sun warming your face |
Describe what happens to air above a radiator and why.
Students write one new fact they learned about heat transfer or a question they still have.