Heat Transfer

Question 1

What is heat?

Answer 1

Heat is the transfer of energy from one substance to another.

Question 2

What creates the seasons? Explain.

Answer 2

As one part of the earth experiences summer, because it is faced towards the sun, the other part that is facing away from the sun will experience winter.

Question 3

How does a liquid thermometer measure temperature?

Answer 3

The water you want to measure, transfers heat energy to the liquid in the thermometer, which causes the liquid to move up or down, depending on the temperature.

Question 4

Radiation: ?

Answer 4

Radiation: Air molecules that touches other air molecules also becomes warmer.

Question 5

Conduction: ?

Answer 5

Conduction: By touch.

Question 6

Convection: ?

Answer 6

Convection: Using cold air to go down and warm air to go up to create a flowing system.

Question 7

True or False: Cold air goes up and warm air goes down.

Answer 7

False