The transfer of heat is normally from a high temperature object to a lower

temperature object. Heat transfer changes the internal energy of both

systems involved according to the First Law of Thermodynamics. The three
fundamental modes of heat transfer are conduction, convection and
radiation. Heat transfer, the flow of energy in the form of heat, is a process
by which a system's internal energy is changed, hence is of vital use in
applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics. Conduction is also known
as diffusion, not to be confused with diffusion related to the mixing of
constituents of a fluid.
The thermodynamics is the science that studies the relationship between the heat and
other forms of energy. The heat is energy in transit. Whenever there is a temperature
gradient in a system or are put in contact two systems at different temperatures, energy
is transferred between them. We know of this transfer, not because the look, but by the
changes that occur in the system or systems.