Transfer of Heat Energy

Physics SS1 Second Term

WEEK 3

Transfer of Heat Energy

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. List and explain the various ways of transferring heat energy

Content

Heat flows from a body at a higher temperature to another at a lower temperature. This transfer of heat can happen in three ways: conduction, convection and radiation.

Conduction

It is our everyday experience but when we pour hot water into an aluminium cup, the handle of the cup soon feels hot to the touch. If you deep a silver spoon into a hot tea, the handle of the spoon very quickly feels hotter than it was before. The heat from the hot water has been transferred along with the metal handle…