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The document discusses the three main types of heat transfer: conduction through solids, convection in fluids through movement and rising of warmer areas, and radiation which transfers heat through waves without a medium between objects like the heat from the Sun reaching Earth. Examples are given for each type of heat transfer and how they apply to everyday situations and concepts in earth science like potholes forming and expansion joints on bridges.

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The document discusses the three main types of heat transfer: conduction through solids, convection in fluids through movement and rising of warmer areas, and radiation which transfers heat through waves without a medium between objects like the heat from the Sun reaching Earth. Examples are given for each type of heat transfer and how they apply to everyday situations and concepts in earth science like potholes forming and expansion joints on bridges.

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Heat Transfer

Conduction, Convection, and


Radiation
Basic Guidelines – Heat and
Particle Movement Relationship
Heat and Temperature Animated

• This simple animation shows what happens to these


spheres (blue and yellow) when the temperature moves
from 0 degrees Kelvin to 300 degrees Kelvin.
• Note the speed of the smaller (yellow) particles
increases faster than the larger (blue) ones.
Heat Transfer
• Heat transfer is the movement of thermal
energy from a warmer item to a cooler
item.
• Remember, heat moves in predictable
ways, from a high to a low.
Three Heat Transfer Situations
• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
Conduction
• Conduction is heat transfer through solids.

Examples:
• Your feet transfer (conduct) heat to a cold
tile floor
• A spoon placed in hot soup becomes
warmer as the spoon conducts heat away
from the hot soup
Conduction examples
Convection
• Convection occurs in fluids
• A fluid is defined as a liquid or gas
because fluids have the ability to flow from
one place to another
• Solids, however, maintain their position
Convection continued
• Consider this - when you look at the road
in the summertime on a hot day, you may
notice that the air above the road looks
“blurry” – this is convection taking place as
the hot air directly over the road absorbs
the heat from the road and rises. Although
the explanation can be quite complex,
convection can help explain why mirages
are seen in the desert.
Convection and Earth Science
Connection
Radiation
• Question: If conduction deals with solids
and convection deals with liquids, how
does heat arrive to Earth from the Sun?
• There is very little matter in between the
Earth and Sun.
Radiation Diagram
Radiation continued
• Heat can travel in waves without a
medium (a liquid, solid, or gas).
• Radiation is the term that describes heat
movement without a medium of matter.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Radiation continued
• All of the forms of electromagnetic energy
in the spectrum can travel through the
universe as waves – we call this radiation.
Practical Applications
• Discuss and explain how potholes are
formed
• Discuss the purpose of expansion joints
on bridges and elevated roadways
• Describe how a hot air balloon works

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