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Thermal Energy Transfer Exploration
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Thermal Energy Transfer Exploration
🔥 Part 1: Understanding Thermal Energy
1. What is thermal energy?
Energy that makes things cold
Energy that heat carries to make things warm
Energy from electricity
2. Which of these are natural sources of thermal energy? (Check all that apply)
The sun
Fire
Ice cubes
A hot stove
3. What happens when you add thermal energy to an ice cube?
It gets colder
It melts into water
It stays the same
4. Fill in the blank:
When I touch a hot cup of cocoa, I feel _____________ energy moving to my hands.
🌡️ Part 2: Heat Transfer Methods
5. Match each type of heat transfer with its description:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Heat moves through air or space (like sunlight)
Heat moves through solids by touch
Heat moves through liquids by currents
6. Which material would feel warm first when placed in hot water?
Metal spoon
Wooden spoon
Plastic spoon
7. When you feel warmth from a lamp without touching it, this is an example of:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
🎨 Part 3: Show What You Know
8. Draw one example of thermal energy transfer that you learned about today. Label your drawing with the type of heat transfer (conduction, convection, or radiation).
9. Explain in your own words how thermal energy can change matter:
10. Name two places where you might feel thermal energy at home:
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
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