ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

ANDRES BONIFACIO HIGH SCHOOL

Pag-asa St., Brgy. Caniogan, Pasig City
SY: 2023- 2024

THIRD QUARTER
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 7

Lesson 5: Mechanisms of Heat transfer

MODES OF HEAT TRANSFER

MOLECULES OF 1. CONDUCTION – takes place between objects that

are in contact with each other.
- Conduction process happens faster in solids and
liquids than in gases.
- Metal are good conductors of heat and
Solid Liquid Gas electricity. This is why cooking pans are made
metals because it gets heat and release it easily.
Matter is composed of very tiny components called atoms and - Wood, plastics, and paper are poor conductors
molecules. These molecules are moving in different ways. of heat. They are called INSULATORS. Notice
These particles possess kinetic energy. that the cookware handles are made of wood or
sturdy type of plastics so you can still be able to
KINETIC ENERGY – is energy in motion. touch them without getting harmed.

THERMAL ENERGY – is the total kinetic energy possessed

by an object.

When molecules are exposed to a higher temperature, they

move faster, allowing them to possess a high amount of
kinetic energy.

Which has a high thermal energy? Encircle the picture.

2. CONVECTION – happens in fluids (liquids & gases)
- it is the transfer of energy by the rising or sinking
of matter due to density differences.
- When molecules of fluids are heated, they move
faster, expand, increase their volume and
When thermal energy is transformed, HEAT is always become less dense, and then rise to the surface.
produced.

HEAT – is the flow of thermal energy.

– it is energy in transit.
– it is the energy that transfers from a body with a
higher temperature to a body with a lower temperature.

FLOW OF HEAT 3. RADIATION – heat moves through empty space or

vacuum (outer space).
- Transfer of heat by means of electromagnetic
wave.
- We feel the heat of the sun because of radiation.

Higher temperature Lower Temperature