Methods of Heat Transfer
Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____ Date: _______________
Definitions:
1. Conduction: __________________________________________________________________
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2. Convection: __________________________________________________________________
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3. Radiation: ____________________________________________________________________
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Identify the method of heat transfer that takes place in each picture. Some may
have more than one form.
Identify the method of heat transfer taking place in each situation. Some may
have more than one form.
1. Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon. The spoon gets hot due to ______________________.
2. A chair is in front of a fireplace that has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing
the fireplace gets warm because of ______________________.
3. The air is warmer near the ceiling of a room because of _______________________.
4. A house burns down and the siding on the house across the street has been warped
by the heat. The heat was transferred across the street by _______________________.
5. The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow in the campfire
because of ______________________.
6. A huge rock at the park gets so hot during the day that you can’t sit on it because of
______________________.
7. An iron has removed wrinkles from your shirt because of _________________________.