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ch 14 conduction vs convection vs radiation
conceptual questions
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Physics
Undergraduate 1
01/22/2013

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What is the primary mode of energy transfer from hot coffee inside a Thermos bottle to the environment?

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radiation kcncm
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What is the primary mode of energy transfer from your bare feet to a cold ceramic bathroom floor in the middle of winter?

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conduction gekmf
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What is the primary mode of energy transfer from your body to your hands when you blow on them to warm them?

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convection glwmdl
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What is the primary mode of energy transfer into your sealed car parked in the sun on a hot summer day?

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radiation kfslkfn
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What is the primary mode of the flow of energy from your tongue to a metal railing if you happen to lick it on a cold winter day?

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conduction glomw
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What is the primary mode of energy transfer from a hair dryer to your wet hair?

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convection msfklm
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What is the primary mode of energy transfer from your body on a cold day with no wind?

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radiation fgmeo
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What is the primary mode of energy transfer away from your body on a very windy day?

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convection fwenmf
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the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself is...
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conduction fwenfwe
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a. Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
b. Fluid motion caused by an external force such as gravity. 
is.....
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convection flwnflwe
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