Heat in the Environment · Physical Science

Methods of Heat Transfer

Examining how thermal energy moves through different states of matter and through space.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the sun warm the Earth through the vacuum of space?
  2. 2Why do the handles of metal pots get hot even if they aren't touching the stove flame?
  3. 3What causes air currents to circulate in a room with a single heater?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Heat in the Environment - Grade 7ON: Matter and Energy - Grade 7
Grade: Grade 7
Subject: Science
Unit: Heat in the Environment
Period: Physical Science

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