Practice - The Three Ways Heat Moves: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Practice Questions
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What is conduction?
💡 Hint: Think about touching a hot stove.
Name a good conductor.
💡 Hint: What material is often used in wiring?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary way heat is transferred in solids?
💡 Hint: Consider how heat travels through a metal spoon in hot soup.
True or False: Radiation requires a medium to transfer heat.
💡 Hint: Remember how sunlight travels through space.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a copper rod and a wooden rod of the same length and cross-sectional area. If one end of each rod is heated while the other end is maintained at room temperature, calculate how long it takes for each to reach a temperature of 60°C at the unheated end.
💡 Hint: Consider their different properties. Use temperature differences accordingly.
A fluid filled container is heated on one side. Describe the observed phenomenon involving convection. How would altering the heat source placement change the results?
💡 Hint: Visualize fluids moving in your kitchen.
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