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CAHS
May4th,2016
Duringactivity1,thetypeofheattransferthatwasbeingshownwasconvection.
Convectionisthetransferofthermalenergybythemotionoffluid.Thisconnectstomy
claimbecausetheheatchangedbythetemperatureandmotionofthefluid.Duringthe
experiment,weusedtwofluids,onethatwascold,theotherhot.Intheprocessofthis
experiment,Thecoldwater(blue)stayedatthebottomandthered(hot)stayedatthetop.
Inexperiment2,Iobservedthatthetypeofheattransferthatwasdemonstratedwas
conduction.Forthewax,weusedaluminium.Weputthewaxonthealuminumandthenon
totheheatplate.Sincethealuminumisagoodconductor,theheattransfersfastthrough
thealuminumandmeltsthewax.Thisconnectstomyclaimbecausesincealuminumisa
goodconductor,theheattransfersfastandisthenabletomeltthewax.
Duringactivity3,thetypeofheattransferthatoccurredisthermalradiation.The
lampthatwasusedwasgivingofflighttothechocolate.Heatwastransferringovertothe
chocolateandwasgivingofflight.Thisconnectstomyclaimbecausethechocolatewas
beingmeltedbecauseofthelightandheatwavesthelampwasgiving.Thelampwas
sendingthermalradiationovertothechocolate,whichwasmakingitmelt.Thermal
radiationhastodowithlightsandheatwavesfromthelightsthatitwassendingofftothe
chocolate.