PhysicsCode 5054
Consequences of thermal energy transfer
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Explain how everyday situations draw on conduction, convection and radiation, including: (a) warming items such as kitchen pans (b) warming a room through convection (c) taking temperature readings with an infrared thermometer (d) employing thermal insulation to keep a liquid at a steady temperature and to lessen the thermal energy transfer taking place in buildings