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Heat can travel by Convection A hot fluid expands, so is less dense, so rises. Cold fluid takes its place. A convection current can be formed.

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Heat can travel by Convection

A hot fluid expands, so is less dense, so rises. Cold fluid takes its place. A convection current can be formed.

Examples of Convection

Heat cannot travel in solids by convection.

Why?

Heat can travel by Conduction

Hot particles vibrate more, so collide with adjacent particles. The heat energy travels from hot to cooler areas.

hot cold

Heat can travel by Conduction

Metals are good conductors of heat

Why?

Heat can travel by Conduction

Metals are good conductors of heatThey have

free electrons that can move from atom to atom carrying

thermal energy too

Heat can travel by Conduction

Most gases are poor conductors of heat (insulators)

Why?

Heat can travel by Conduction

Gases are poor conductors of heat (insulators)

The atoms are too far apart for the vibrations to be passed easily.

There’s one other way!

¡Uno mas!

Infrared radiation

Infrared radiation

Heat can travel by infrared radiation (“Hot light”!)

Infrared radiation

Infrared radiation can travel through a vacuum (and through air)

An experiment!

Can you gather again around Mr

Porter?

Infrared radiation

Black objects are good absorbers of infrared radiation.

Infrared radiation

Shiny objects reflect infrared radiation.

Nottingham Forest winning the champions league in 1979

Infrared radiation

Black objects are good EMITTERS of IR radiation

100°C 100°C

Shiny!

Vacuum Flask (“Thermos”)

The insulated lid stops the heat escaping (and entering) by convection

The vacuum between the two walls stops the heat escaping (and entering) by conduction

vacuum

The silvered inner and outer stops the heat escaping (and entering) by radiation

silvered outer

silvered inner

This means hot liquids stay hot because the heat cannot escape

Hot chocolate

This means cold liquids stay cold because the heat cannot enter

Cold Vimto

In reality, some heat escapes via the lid and eventually the liquid inside will become the same

temperature as the surroundings

In a perfect flask without a lid, a hot drink would stay hot forever!

Hot chocolate

The vacuum flask

Can you complete the sheet please?

Other methods of insulation?

• Can you think of FIVE other examples of heat insulation? Draw a diagram for each one and two sentences of explanation explaining how it works.