| A | B |
| Radiation | The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
| Conduction | The direct transfer of heat between two touching things. |
| Convection | The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. |
| Feeling the sun's heat on your face is an example of which kind of heat transfer? | Radiation |
| What kind of heat transfer occurs when you put a heating pad on your injured knee? | Conduction |
| What kind of heat transfer occurs when you warm your hands in front of a fire? | Radiation |
| Hot water swirling in a pan is what type of heat transfer? | Convection |
| What type(s) of heat transfer warm Earth's atmosphere? | ALL 3: Radiation, Conduction, and Convection |
| Through what type of heat transfer does the Sun provide heat energy? | Radiation |
| When the warm ground heats the air that touches it, what type of heat transfer occurs? | Conduction |
| When warm, less dense air rises, then cools and drops, what type of heat transfer is happening? | Convection |
| When radiation from the Sun enters the atmosphere, what two things can happen? | It can be REFLECTED or ABSORBED |
| What type of heat energy causes warm air to rise and heat the troposphere? | Convection |
| How does the heated ground warm the air it is touching? | Through conduction |