Conduction, Convection, or Radiation
Walking on the hot sand on a beach.
Conduction
What is the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves?
Radiation
The energy that is transferred between objects that are different temperatures.
Heat
What is the material called in which thermal energy moves slowly?
Insulator
It measures how fast tiny particles are moving around.
Thermometer
A ceiling fan forcing the warm air downward.
Convection
The total kinetic energy of moving particles of matter
Thermal Energy
Energy always transfers from the object with the _____ temperature to the object with the ____ temperature.
Highest, Lowest
Moves heat quickly.
Conductors
The world's favorite scale! It uses 0° for ice and 100° for boiling water.
Celsius
Feeling heat from a campfire.
Radition
The average kinetic energy of particles of matter
Temperature
The heat you feel from the sun travels directly to Earth as
electromagnetic radiation
What are good insulators?
air, plastic foam, fiberglass, cork, and wood
Used mostly in the USA. Water turns to ice at 32° and boils at 212°.
Fahrenheit
The ground warms the air and heats the lower atmosphere through this process.
Conduction
This depends on temperature, mass, type of particles, and the state of matter.
Temperature
The sun’s energy is _______ and _______ by Earth.
absorbed, reflected
Conduction works well in some solids on Earth such as:
Land and metals
When temperature is used to break bonds rather than heating up.
Phase Change
The upward movement of warm air and downward movement of cool air form
Convection Currents
Which form of heat energy can travel in matter and in empty space?
Radiation
This affects our temperatures, wind, and precipitation.
Movement of heat
Two things on Earth that do not conduct heat very well.
Air and water
The amount of energy needed to heat a substance/material up.
Specific Heat