Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each example into its primary heat transfer mechanism.
Groups: Conduction · Convection · Radiation
- Sun warming Earth through space
- Wind cooling your skin
- Touching a hot iron pan
- Ice melting in your hand
Hints
- Ask whether matter moves, merely vibrates, or is absent entirely.
- Anything reaching us from the Sun crossed empty space.
Show the answer
Conduction: Touching a hot iron pan, Ice melting in your hand
Convection: Wind cooling your skin
Radiation: Sun warming Earth through space
Why
Direct solid contact conduction; moving fluid convection; EM emission without a medium radiation.
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