Monday, December 8, 2008

Energy Transfer

Conduction is the transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle. An example for Conduction is touching a stove, and being burned.

Convection is the transfer of heat by the actual movement of the warmed matter. An example of Convection is hot air rising, and cool air falling. 

Radiation is electromagnetic waves that directly transport energy through space. An  example of Radiation is heat from the sun, warming your face.

1 comment:

Patrick Coleman said...

Nice work Brandon, this is good.

Mr. Coleman