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Heat transfer

Conduction

Particles in hotter places vibrate more quickly than particles in cooler places.
Conduction is the flow of heat through matter by the collision of particles from the
places of higher temperature to the places of lower temperature
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMsKIfxliA4)
Conduction

Metals are good Liquids and gases are bad conductors


conductors
Conduction

Refrigerator contains insulation materials within their walls.


Insulators are the materials that are poor heat conductors.
Questions
Convection

Convection is the flow of heat through a fluid from places of higher temperature to
the places of lower temperature by the movement of the fluid itself.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKcJKjvFcY)
Coastal Breeze (прибрежный бриз)

In the day-time the land warms up more than the sea. The hot air over the land
rises and cool air from the sea replaces it, so a sea breeze occur as seen in the
figure to the right. At night the opposite happens.
Activity

Draw a spiral on a piece of paper as shown in the figure. Cut it out and suspend
with a length of cotton. Keep it over a lamp or a radiator (small, medium and large)

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