Science 7

HEAT TRANSFER
Learning Activity Sheets 6
Name: ________________________________________ Grade and Section: ________________
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CONCEPT NOTES: and infer the conditions necessary for heat transfer to occur.
(MELC S7LT-IIIh-i-12)
Have you heard of the term thermal energy before? Objects
possess thermal energy due to the movement of their particles.
Like any form of energy, it can be transformed into other
forms or transferred to other objects or places. Heat, another
form of energy, refers to thermal energy 'in transit' or in the
process of being transferred. It stops becoming heat when the
transfer stops.
Heat transfer is a phenomenon related to a change in
temperature or a change in the relative hotness or coldness of
an object. Energy transfers naturally flow from a body of
higher temperature to a body of lower temperature. There are
three basic forms of heat transfer, namely radiation,
conduction, and convection. Convection
Another method of heat transfer is observed when heating water,
as illustrated in Figure 3. The water at the bottom part of the
container gets heated first. When water is heated, it begins to rise.
Cold water is heavier than warm water. As warm water rises, cold
water goes down. The process is repeated until all the water has
the same temperature. This process is called
convection. Convection happens depending on the density of the
material. For example, when particles in the air spread out, they
become less dense and generally rise above the unheated, denser
particles around them. The denser masses of the gas or liquid
move in to fill the space left by the heated particles. The particles
Radiation that move away from the source of heat become cooler and
In Figure 1, the heat from the sun travels by waves through denser.
space towards the Earth, which will absorb the heat, so the
Earth becomes warm. This process is called radiation. It is the
transfer of heat in rays, from a hot object, without needing a
medium to pass through. It travels in all directions from a hot
object. The hotter an object is, the more heat it will radiate out.
Radiation travels in a straight line and can travel in a vacuum.
It does not need particles for it to travel.

Convection Current
The movement of air due to heat is called a convection current.
Convection currents rely on the constant cyclical motion of air,
water, and other substances to distribute heat. As heated air
rises, it pulls cooler air into its place - where the latter can be
heated, then rises and pulls in more cool air.
Conduction
The particles or molecules of substances in the solid state are
very close to each other. As the molecules in one part of a
solid are heated, the heat travels to the nearest object. These
molecules, in turn, transfer the heat to the next molecules. This
process is called conduction. The transfer of heat is through
direct contact. It occurs anytime when objects of different
temperatures touch each other. As long as the objects are in
contact, the transfer of heat will continue until the temperature
of the objects equalizes or
are the same. This is observed in Figure 2, where a metal
spoon is left in a pan of soup that is heating on the stove. The
spoon is in direct contact with the hot soup, and heat is
transferred to the spoon.
Exercises: Activity 3: Feel the Heat
Activity 1: Transfer of Learning Direction: Identify the type of heat transfer that is described in the
Direction: A. Identify the method of heat transfer described in statement and illustrations below. Write your answer in the space
each situation below. Write conduction, convection, or provided before the number.
radiation on the space provided before the number.
________________1. Roy’s fingers getting warm while
holding a hot fork.
________________2. The ground’s hot surface heats the air
above it.
________________3. A hair blower drying your wet hair.
________________4. Left in a bowl of hot soup, a ladle gets
hot after 3 minutes.
________________5. Alea Mae’s face and arms getting warm
as she walks under the sun.

B. When cooking pancakes, explain how heat travels from the

fire to the frying pan, then the cooking oil, the batter, and the
cooked pancakes.

Activity 2: All At Once!

Direction: In the previous activities, you learned that heat Assessment
could transfer in various ways as objects reflect, absorb and Direction: Write the letter of the best answer in the space
transmit heat. It is time to make use of what you have learned provided.
about heat and heat transfer.
_____1. Heat transfers from an area of ______temperature to an
Task 1: area of ______temperature.
Look at each illustration given. It shows situations that involve A. low; low C. high; high
heat transfer. Identify three situations found in the illustration B. low; high D. high; low
that involve the different methods of heat transfer. Circle the For questions No. 2 to 4, use the following choices:
situation in the illustration and label it 1, 2, and 3 with the A. Radiation B. Conduction C. Convection D. Condensation
corresponding method. _____2. All of the following are basic forms of heat transfer
EXCEPT _____.
_____3. Frying a fish is an example of which type of heat
transfer?
_____4. When warm ocean water meets the cold ocean water,
which type of heat transfer occurs?
_____5. Which of the following is NOT a radiation method of
heat transfer?
A. baking in a metal pan in an oven
B. microwaving a food
C. the heat from a fire
D. sun rays
Task 2
Note that in your chosen situations, there could be more than
one heat transfer activity taking place at the same time. Let us
examine each situation you chose by filling up Table 1.