Examples
- Heat from a stove boiling a pot of water
- Coals or wood burning
- Coils in a toaster toasting food
- Heat from the sun warming up the Earth
- Cup of hot chocolate or tea
vocabulary
Conduction: the direct heat transfer from one substance to another. (Ex: Stove coils heating a pot of water)
Convection: the direct heat transfer from a fluid or gas. (Ex: Water boiling and then producing water vapor)
Radiation: The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves that move through space.
Temperature: a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance
Fahrenheit: The temperature scale used in the United States. 32° F represents the freezing point and 212° F represents the boiling point.
Celsius: The standard temperature scale used in most parts of the world and in Science and Mathematics. 0° C represents the freezing point and 100° C represents the boiling point.
Convection: the direct heat transfer from a fluid or gas. (Ex: Water boiling and then producing water vapor)
Radiation: The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves that move through space.
Temperature: a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance
Fahrenheit: The temperature scale used in the United States. 32° F represents the freezing point and 212° F represents the boiling point.
Celsius: The standard temperature scale used in most parts of the world and in Science and Mathematics. 0° C represents the freezing point and 100° C represents the boiling point.
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