This introduction covers Three Ways Heat Escapes within Heat Transfer for GCSE Physics. Revise Heat Transfer in Energy for GCSE Physics with 14 exam-style questions and 11 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 1 of 17 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📖 Three Ways Heat Escapes
Conduction is like passing hand-to-hand in a line — each person touches the next, energy passes along, but nobody moves from their spot. Convection is like a relay race — the carrier physically moves to deliver the energy. Radiation is like throwing the ball across an empty field — nothing in between, but energy still arrives at the destination!
Practice questions for Heat Transfer
Which method of thermal energy transfer occurs mainly in solids?
Explain how a convection current forms when the base of a fluid is heated.