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An oven that cooks by cycling warm air through the bottom and out the top
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Burning yourself by touching boiling water
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Cooking popcorn using a microwave
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Grabbing a warm coffee mug to warm your hands
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Heat from a fire warming your hands
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Heat from the sun hitting the roof of a house
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Putting an ice pack on an injury
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Warm air rising off of the pavement
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Warm water rising to the surface of the ocean and cooler water sinking
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

The handle of a pot becoming too hot to grab as it cooks on the stove
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

When ironing clothes, the primary method of heat transfer is
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

The process of heat radiation is the ONLY method of heat transfer that can occur _____________
a) under water
b) through space/a vacuum
c) through the air
d) through a solid

Less dense matter rising and more dense matter falling
a) condcution
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Bruce left some butter out in his kitchen. Bright sunlight came in through the window and melted the butter.
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Alligators are cold blooded. When it is cold, the alligator looks for a warm place to lay, like on the sand or a rock warmed by the sun. How does the sand or the rock warm the alligator?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

The process by which hot and cold air are transferred in the atmosphere is
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Marina is cooking soup in a pot on the stove. The pot is in direct contact with the stove. In this case, heat energy is transferred to the soup by
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

When mantle rocks near the Earth's core are heated, they become less dense than the cooler, upper mantle rocks. These warmer rocks rise, while the cooler rocks sink. This movement of warmer and cooler mantle rocks creates circulation called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d)

Which would be best categorized as heat transfer by convection?
a) Wearing a white shirt to stay cool on a summer day.
b) Noodles rising and falling in a pot of boiling water
c) Touching a metal spoon that is sitting in a pot of boiling water
d) Using a heating blanket to get warm

Energy is transferred in solids by conduction, which means that
a) heat travels in both directions.
b) heat travels from the cooler object to the hotter object.
c) heat travels from the hotter object to the cooler object.
d) heat does not travel between objects of different temperatures.

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