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Thermal Energy Examples

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  • You touch a piece of metal at night and it feels cool to the touch.
    Conduction
  • Hot chocolate syrup melts the ice cream in a banana split.
    Conduction
  • A steak begins to cook when it is placed into a hot pan on a stove.
    Conduction
  • Ice melts inside a glass of water.
    Convection
  • You cool off by jumping into a swimming pool.
    Conduction
  • Energy from the sun travels through space as electromagnetic waves and heats
    Radiation
  • Beach sand being warmed by the sun.
    Radiation
  • Lamps are used to keep food warm on a buffet line.
    Radiation
  • The sand on a beach feels warm to your bare feet.
    conduction
  • You feel much warmer when standing in the sunlight than you do when you stand in the shade.
    Radiation
  • A metal spoon becomes warm to the touch when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup.
    Conduction
  • A hot air ballon begins to rise into the air.
    convection
  • The metal parts of a bicycle become warmer than the rubber parts when left out in the sun.
    Radiation
  • Warm water near the Earth's equator moves in currents toward the poles.
    Convection
  • Warm air rises into the atmosphere and forms clouds as it cools.
    Convection
  • A lava lamp puts on a display as warmed, liquid wax rises through the oil and then falls as it cools.
    Convection
  • The cooler air over the ocean moves toward the beach during the day to replace the warm, rising air over the land.
    Convection
  • On a sunny day, the metal parts of your family's car become very hot.
    radiation
  • The front of your body is warmed as it faces a campfire.
    Radiation
  • Ironing a shirt.
    Conduction
  • Sunlight shines into a greenhouse.
    Radiation
  • The water in a swimming pool is warmer near the surface and much cooler near the bottom.
    Convection
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