The Transfer

of Heat
Quarter 3 module 6
ACTIVITY TIME!
Direction: Guess the word described
by the letters and pictures below.
 Thermal Energy
 Energy is the ability to make things
move or change.
 All matter (anything with mass that
takes up space) is made up of tiny
particles that are always moving.
 Thermal energy is the energy of the
moving particles. This energy is felt as
heat.
Thermal Energy = Heat
 Heat
 Heat ALWAYS moves from a warmer object
to a cooler one. This movement is called heat
transfer.
 As heat moves into an object, it becomes
warmer. As heat moves out of an object, it
becomes cooler.
 Heat Transfer
 When a freshly made
cup of coffee is
sitting on a counter,
it will lose heat
because the air
around it is cooler
than the coffee.
 When an ice cube is
sitting on a table, the
warmth in the air will
transfer into the ice
 Heat Transfer
 There are 3 ways that heat can
transfer to other objects. These
methods of transfer are called
conduction, radiation, and convection.
 Conduction
 Conduction is the Examples:
transfer of heat • Hands are warmed when holding a
between things that hot mug of cocoa
are touching. • A hot stove burner warms a pot
sitting on it.
 When two things
that are touching • Can you think of some other
examples?
have different
temperatures, heat
will move from the
warmer object to the
cooler one.
 Conductors
 Conductors are objects that allow heat to move
through them easily.
 Metals are good conductors because they allow
heat to move through them easily. Examples of
metals include iron, silver, copper, aluminum, and
stainless steel.
 For example, if you put a wood spoon in in a
boiling pot, your hand would not burn. Because
wood is NOT a good conductor.
 However, if you left a metal spoon in a hot pot
on the stove and held the spoon, your hand would
burn. Because metal is a good conductor of heat.
Why does metal feel colder than wood,
if they are both at the same
temperature?
 Metal is a conductor, wood is an insulator.
 Metal conducts the heat away from your hands.
 Wood does not conduct the heat away from
your hands as well as the metal, so the wood
feels warmer than the metal.
CONDUCTION:
 Convection
• Convection is the transfer of thermal energy
through liquids or gases.
 Warmer air and water rises
 Cooler air and water sinks.
 This creates a convection current.
CONVECTION
 Radiation
• Radiation is the transfer of energy
through electromagnetic waves.
• Radiation from the sun heats objects on
Earth. Heat travels from fire to objects
through radiation as well.
 All 3 can happen at the same time!
HEAT TRANSFER
Application of Heat Transfer
Thank You!