Name ______________________________________________ Period _____________

Conduction, Convection, or Radiation

Objective: Students will be able to identify the different types of thermal energy transfer.

Matching: Use these definitions to help you with the rest of the worksheet.

A. The transfer of energy as heat from one

________ Radiation substance or particle to another through
direct contact.
B. The transfer of energy as heat by
________ Convection electromagnetic waves.

C. The transfer of energy as heat by the

________ Conduction movement of a liquid or gas.

1. Heat we feel from the Sun. _________________________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

2. The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove. _________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

3. Heat you feel when you put your hands above a fire. ____________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

4. My spoon is hot after leaving it on the pot that was on the stove. __________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

5. This is responsible for making macaroni rise and fall in a pot on the stove. ___________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

6. The heat my snake feels from the heat lamp above him. _________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

7. Transfer of heat by the actual movement of warmed matter (i.e. gas or liquid). _______________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

8. The reason heating vents are often placed on the floor of a home. _________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________
9. Insulation is used to prevent this type of heat transfer. __________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

10. This type of heat transfer is trapped by green houses. ___________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

11. Why the dog lies down next to the wood stove. ________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

12. Why the cat sits on a shelf above the stove. ___________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

13. Why the kettle on the stove gets hot. ________________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

14. Why you use a pot holder when getting the cookie sheet out of the oven. ___________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

15. Heat you feel when you sit next to a campfire. _________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

16. Heat you feel when you snuggle up under an electric blanket. _____________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

17. A hot air balloon rises. _____________________________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

18. The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove. _________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

19. Hot water rises and cool water sinks. _________________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________

20. Stir-frying vegetables. _____________________________________________________________

Why? __________________________________________________________________________
 Examples of Heat Transfer from Your Life
Conduction Convection Radiation
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