a material that allows energy to flow through it
What is a conductor
Which numbered part of the picture represents the way that energy from the sun reaches Earth?
number 1
A student wants to lower the temperature of a metal coin. Which action would make the coin the coldest?
Placing the coin in a freezer
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
convection
A hot rock is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by
Conduction
What type of heat transfer is present?
Radiation
A hot water bottle is placed under a pillow. What happens to the heat energy?
The heat spreads from the water bottle to the pillow.
Items that do not allow for energy to follow through them.
What is an insulator
How many kinds of heat transfer are present?
3
What is the conservation of energy rule
energy is not created not destroyed only transferred
bubble wrap, cork
What is what are examples of insulators?
The direction that heat flows
Heat flows from warmer to colder areas
What is the picture above an example of
Convection
What is energy?
The ability to do work
What type of heat transfer when you are warmed up by the sun
radiation