Date
Period
Heat Transfer
Using words from the word boxes below, complete the paragraph about her
the paragraph about heat transfer.
less
faster
conduction
warmer
radiation
hot
more
matter
contact
convection
transfer
solid
energy
absorb
vibrate
fluid
emic
temperature
waves
cold
The
All
has heat. Heat is a form of
the particles of an object vibrate, the
will be. Because particles of an object are always moving, heat
flows in the same direction: from _
same
This is known as equilibrium.
caused by particles in an object that
the object
is always happening. Heat always
Heat transfer will stop once two objects reach the
There are three key ways that heat transfers. With
objects, heat transfers when the objects come
into direct
with other things. This is known as
Liquids and gases
are different. Because these two states of matter flow, or are
heat transfer happens when
warmer
dense particles rise and cooler, dense particles sink. This ongoing process is
known as a
current. Heat can also be transferred through space (distance) in the form of
This process is known as
All objects give off, or
some heat.
All objects also take in, or
heat.