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Type of Transfer
Radiation
Conduction
Vocabulary
True or False
100
Roasting marshmallows on an open fire.
Radiation
100
Radiation can usually be seen as _________ .
light
100
What is the name for materials that do not conduct heat.
Insulators
100
Heat transfer that happens through contact
Radiation
100
Insulation is a kind of heat transfer.
False
200
The handle of a metal spoon gets hot when you leave it in water.
Conduction
200
What colors tend to absorb the most radiation?
black or dark colors
200
Which of these materials is the best conductor. a. Aluminum (Metal) b. Glass c. Air
Aluminum
200
Heat transfer that happens through light waves.
Radiation
200
Metals are usually good heat conductors.
True
300
The pavement heats up on a summer day.
Radiation
300
Why do white or light colors keep you cooler in the summer time?
They reflect radiation
300
Which of these materials is the best insulator. a. Glass b. Air c. Metal
Air
300
An object that allows heat to move through it easily.
Conductor
300
Black objects reflect more heat than white objects.
False
400
Macaroni swirls around in a pot of boiling water.
Convection
400
What is the Earth's biggest source of radiation?
The Sun
400
When something heats up, its molecules move: a. faster b. the same speed as always c. slower
faster
400
Movement from one place to another.
Transfer
400
Objects that we see as red absorb red light waves.
False
500
The basement of our school is colder than the third floor.
Convection
500
What colors of light have the shortest wavelengths?
Reds, Violets
500
In conduction, heat moves from areas that are ____________ to areas that are ___________. a. hotter, colder b. colder, hotter
Hotter, colder
500
Heat transfer that happens through movement when something warms and cools.
Convection
500
Radiation is the only type of heat transfer that can happen in empty space.
True.