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Heat travels along a substance from molecule to molecule (between two materials that touch each other)

A

Conduction

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Good conductors

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most metals like silver, copper, gold

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Poor conductors

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(glass, paper, wood, styrofoam)

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4
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transfer of energy as it is carried through a liquid or gas

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Convection

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5
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heat transfer by a circulation of rising warm air (less dense) and sinking cooler air (denser).
“Hot air rises” the more dense air sinks forcing the less dense air upward

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Convection

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This carries energy from the hot object and causes it to cool down.
the movement of heat in a wave-like motion through an empty space

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Radiation

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You are doing your homework at a desk that is underneath a lamp. You start to feel hotter because of ___________________from the lamp.

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Radiation

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You buy a lava lamp from the store. As the lamp heats up, blobs of liquid rise to the top, then sink back down to the bottom. This process continues because of

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convection

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You are stirring a bowl of hot soup with a metal spoon. The spoon starts to feel warmer because of what kind of heat transfer?

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conduction

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