Heat Transfer: Conduction, Radiation, & Convection

Learn about conduction, convection, and radiation! Fill in blanks and sort examples.

Click on each box and fill in the blank with the type of heat transfer. Spelling counts! Terms:conduction, convection, radiation convection radiation conduction Sort it Out! Classify each example of heat transfer. There will be 2 examples in each category. Conduction a spoon gets hot while stirring a cup of hot tea you burn your finger when you touch a stove burner Convection hot air rises, cooler air sinks water boiling on a stove circulates in a pot Radiation heat from fire can be felt sitting anywhere around it You can feel the heat above a sidewalk on a sunny day without touching it