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Thermal Energy Transfer

Convection, Conduction,
Radiation
Getting Energy
All energy on Earth
comes from the Sun,
but there are three
different ways things
can get the energy
once it is here.
Three Forms of Thermal
(Heat) Transfer
Radiation - transferred through space (does
not need a material medium)

Conduction - the transfer of heat through


direct contact or touch

Convection transfer of heat as molecules


move in currents

THERMAL ENERGY always moves in the


direction of from the warmer area to the
colder area.
Radiation heat is
transferred through space
Radiation
SOLAR - Energy travels
from the sun in
electromagnetic waves.
These waves are absorbed
by the things on earth.
The solar radiation
heats the surface
of the earth.

Conduction - Heat is transferred to air


molecules that come in direct contact with
the ground.
The air touching the
ground is warmed
through conduction.

Conduction is when
heat is transferred
by direct contact or
Conduction - the transfer of
heat through direct contact in a
metal rod:
When a lizard basks on a rock in the desert
to warm its body, the thermal energy in
the rock is transferred to the lizard
through conduction or direct contact!
As the
air
becomes
less
dense it
rises
2. Air is warmed by conduction

1. Ground warmed by radiation


Energy causes weather experienced on Earth...

1.As the air


2. Then it
falls back heat up
to the
it rises
Earth as it
cools. into the
atmosphe
3. Cooler air Do you
re
is pulled in know what
from other this is
places called?

CONVECTION!!!
The atmosphere is
warmed through
convection.
4. Convection:
Rising air spreads
heat throughout the 3. As
atmosphere in the air
becomes
currents.
less
dense it
rises

2. Air is warmed by conduction

1. Ground warmed by radiation


Convection transfer of heat
as molecules move in
currents
Convection
Warmer Air

The transfer of heat by the


movement of warm matter.
EX: Heat leaves the coffee cup as
the currents of steam and air rise.
Consider This: convection is
responsible for making
macaroni rise and fall in a pot Cooler Air
of heated water. The warmer
portions of the water are less
dense and therefore, they rise.
Meanwhile, the cooler portions
of the water fall because they
are denser.
Questions:
CONVECTION IN LIQUID:

Which way does the warmed water move ?


What happens when it reaches the surface?
Which way does the cooler water on the edges move?
Is warmer water denser or less dense than cooler
water? Are the water molecules moving faster or slower
in warmer water?
Explanation:
Heat can transfer in 3 ways:
Critical Questions:
1. What are the three types of heat
transfer?
2. How is conduction different from
convection?
3. What type of heat transfer is involved
in:
Heating a room with a fireplace
Egg cooking in a frying pan
Roof of a house becoming hot
Thankyou

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