Conduction,

Convection &
INTERAC Radiation
TIVE
 Instructions

Six contestants on a reality TV show were stunned to find their lowest scoring colleague was “injured.” You must figure
out the crime before the end of the day. The question is Whodunnit? And how… The Player, Last Known Whereabouts
and Method that are left unaccounted for -- is the solution.

(#1) This is a mission to find facts. In this document, you will find 10 Clues that you must crack.

(#2) Each correct answer will rule out either a Player and a Last Known Whereabouts OR a Method. When you get this
clue, you need to mark it off on the “Who is the Criminal?” page (Slide 3).

(#3) After you collect all 10 clues. There will only be one possibility remaining. This reveals the crime. Write a sentence
that includes the “criminal”, location of the crime, and the method used to cause the injury on the “What Happened?”
page (Slide 14).
 Who is the “Criminal”?
(The three boxes left unchecked will reveal the crime. If you cannot figure it out, you may be next.)

The Last Known Whereabouts

The Players X X The Method X
Professor Astro Atrium Chemical Poisoning

Mrs. Bio Gym Cougar Attack

Mr. Chem Kitchen Electrocution

Dr. Earth Library Fallen Object

Coach Physics Movie Theater Stubbed Toe

Miss Zoo Pool Venomous Bite

CLUE #1
Conduction, convection, and radiation
are all forms of heat _____.

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

transfer Dr. Earth was exercising in the gym.

expansion The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

particles The injury was not a stubbed toe.

equipment Coach Physics was reading email in the library.

 CLUE #2

Which process moves heat through direct contact?

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

Radiation Miss Zoo was watching a movie in the theatre.

Conduction Coach Physics was browsing books in the library.

Convection The victim did not stub a toe.

Solar power The victim was not electrocuted.

 CLUE #3

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

The sun warms your face. Dr. Earth was downloading apps to an iPad in the library.

Hot air rises from a bonfire. The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

Soup heats in the microwave. Coach Physics was sunbathing by the pool.

The hot sand burns your feet. The victim was not electrocuted.
 CLUE #4

Which method of heat transfer can occur in empty space?

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

Convection The victim was not electrocuted.

Conduction Mr. Chem was drinking coffee in the kitchen.

Vaporization Coach Physics was shelving books in the library.

Radiation The victim did not stub a toe.

CLUE #5
Refer to the image. Which Stretch the
method of heat transfer is Yellow Highlight
Box over the
occurring within the kettle? answer.

Conduction The victim did not get a toe stubbed.

Radiation Mr. Chem was practicing a new swimming

stroke in the pool.

Convection Miss Zoo was in the atrium reading Harry

Potter.

Combustion The injury did not involve a cougar.

 CLUE #6
Radiation involves one object emitting heat in the form of
_____ waves and another object absorbing this energy.

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

surface The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

kinetic The injury did not involve venom.

circuit Dr. Earth was watching a documentary in the movie theater.

electromagnetic Mrs. Bio was swimming in the pool.

 CLUE #7

Which state(s) of matter can transfer heat through convection?

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

Solids, liquids, and gases The criminal did not use a fallen object.

Gases only Mr. Chem was shouting in the library.

Liquids only Mrs. Bio was doing crossword puzzles in the kitchen.

Liquids and gases The victim did not have a venomous bite.
CLUE #8
Which of the following Stretch the
statements corrects the error Yellow Highlight
Box over the
shown in the image? answer.

The image should only The victim was not attacked by a

show heat flowing from
the hands to the ice. cougar.

The image should only

show heat flowing from The criminal did not use venom.
the ice to the hands.

The image should show heat Mrs. Bio was watching a trailer in the
traveling back and forth
between the two objects. movie theater.

The image correctly shows

how heat flows between the Dr. Earth was swimming in the pool.
ice and the hands.
 CLUE #9

When does heat stop flowing between two objects?

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

When one object is much
cooler than the other. Mr. Chem was eating a snack in the kitchen.

When one object is much

warmer than the other. Professor Astro was watching a movie in the theater.

When both objects are

the same temperature. The victim was not chemically poisoned.

When the warmer object

melts the cooler object. A fallen object was not the method used.
 CLUE #10

What happens to particles in a convection current as they heat?

Stretch the Yellow Highlight Box over the answer.

They rise. Mr. Chem was watching Ghostbusters in the movie theater.

They sink to replace cooler particles. A fallen object was not the cause of injury.

Their density increases. Professor Astro was making a salad in the kitchen.

They move more slowly

and move closer together. The victim was not chemically poisoned.
 What happened?
Write a sentence that includes the “criminal”, the location of the crime, and the type of injury.

Professor Astro killed this

person in the kitchen with a
falling object