Evapouration, Condensation, Convection, Conduction And Radiation
Conduction
Conduction occurs
mainly in solids
if one end of the solid is heated
the paticles at the end gain
kinetic energy an vibrate more
the energy is passed to neighbouring
particles and in this way the energy is
transferred through the solid.
when metals are heated their free
electrons gain kinetic energy and move
through the metal, transferring energy by
colliding with other particles hence all
metals are good conductors
Convection
Convection is the circulation
of a fluid (liquid or gas)
caused by heating it
convection takes place
only in liquids and gasses
Heating a liquid or a gas make it
less dense so it rises and
causes circulation
The hot fluid rises and the cold fluid sinks
as that warms it rises and so goes round in
a circle.
radiation
Dark, matt surfaces emit infrared
radiation more quickly than light
shiny surfaces
Dark, matt surfaces absorb
infrared radiation more
quickly than light, shiny
surfaces.
Light, shiny surface
reflect more infrared
radiation than Dark, matt
surfaces
evapouration
The average kinetic energy of the remaining
mollecules is less, so the tempreature of the
liquid decreases causing cooling.
Takes place because the most
energetic liquid molecules escape
from the liquid's surface and enter the
air
when a liquid turns
into a gas.
rate of evapouration increased by: -increasing the surface
area , -increasing the tempreature of the liquid and -
creating a draught of air across the liquids surface
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condensation
condensation is when a
liquid hits a cold surface and
turns into a liquid
the rate of condensation is increased
by: -increasing the surface area and
-reducing the surface tempreature