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    1. This document is an answer key for a test on heat transfer mechanisms of conduction, convection, and radiation. 2. It provides 10 examples of everyday situations and explains which heat transfer mechanism (conduction, convection, or radiation) is causing the observed effect in each situation. 3. The examples cover a variety of contexts like snow melting on different surfaces, heat transferring between objects, temperature differences in buildings, and how cooking works.

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    Academy Handbook Sixth Grade

    Test Yourself: Conduction, Convection, and


    Radiation answer key
    Choose _____ of the following situations and write your responses in your journal. Please use at least one of the
    three types of heat transfer in each response.

    1. In the evening, snow falls on a cement sidewalk and on a black top playground. Which
    surface will melt the snow faster and why? (The playground because it is black and
    absorbs more heat; the cement is white and reflects the heat.)
    2. Two identical cups of hot cocoa are sitting on a table. One has a metal spoon in it and
    one does not. After five minutes, which cup is cooler? (Since the spoon was cooler than
    the cocoa, some of the heat transferred out of the cup into the spoon, thus making that
    cocoa cooler.)
    3. When a person steps from a shower on a cold morning, why does the tile floor seem so
    much colder than the air? (Your warm body directly touches the tile, so the warmth
    transfers to the floor and the floor feels cold.)
    4. On a hot summer day, should you close all of the blinds and curtains in your home or
    leave them open? Why? (You should close the blinds. Because the windows are clear
    glass, the infrared will go right through it to warm your home. Opaque blinds and
    curtains will block the heat from coming inside.)
    5. Although you do not touch the flames, your chest feels warm while you are sitting in
    front of a fireplace. Why does your back still feel cold? (The fire radiates heat on your
    chest. It does not go through your body to the other side.)
    6. The outdoor temperature is 85°F, and your friend comes to school in a dark blue outfit.
    Was this a smart clothing choice for today? Why or why not? (No! She’ll be hot
    because of the heat the dark color will absorb. Lighter colors reflect; pink or another
    light color would have been a better choice.)
    7. Why is your house warmer on the top floor and colder in the basement? (Convection
    currents cause hot air to rise to the top floor, so the cold air stays below.)
    8. Your mom bakes a cake in a glass pan and you use a metal pan. How does heat transfer
    affect each pan? (The metal conducts the heat and through conduction, cooks the
    brownies; conduction also cooks the brownies in the glass pan, but since infrared goes
    right through the glass, they also cook by radiation.)
    9. Explain how the following situation occurs using conduction, convection, and radiation:
    A pot of water boils on a hot stove. (You can feel the radiation from the burner, the pot
    gets hot because of conducting the heat from the burner, and the water boils because of
    the convection currents which push the hottest water to the top.)
    10. Explain how the following situation occurs using conduction, convection, and radiation:
    On a hot day, an ice cream cone in your hand falls on the sidewalk and immediately
    begins melting. (Radiation comes from the sun; conduction occurs when the hot
    sidewalk transfers heat to the ice cream, heat felt above the sidewalk is convection and
    aides in the melting process.)
    7-14 Elementary CORE Academy 2008

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