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Conduction
Conduction Bridge
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Sizzling — Conduction Conduction Bridge
Hi!
I'm Sizzling.
Welcome to Conduction Bridge!
Will you help me investigate conduction?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Conduction transfers energy through contact within or between materials.
Energy moves from warmer regions toward cooler ones.
Which process uses contact here?
- A. Only light signaling through empty space
- B. Evaporation of the sample
- C. Conduction
The answer is C: Conduction
Conduction transfers energy through contact within or between materials.
Energy moves from warmer regions toward cooler ones.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
Materials conduct at different rates.
Many metals transfer heat more readily than materials
such as wood under comparable conditions.
Which sample's far end warms sooner?
- A. Both at exactly the same time
- B. Metal
- C. Wood
The answer is B: Metal
Our supplied test puts equal-size samples against the same warm surface.
The far end of metal warms sooner than wood.
We use the record without handling hot objects.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our supplied test puts equal-size samples against the same warm surface.
The far end of metal warms sooner than wood.
We use the record without handling hot objects.
What makes the comparison fairer?
- A. Same size and warm-surface conditions
- B. Changing all conditions at once
- C. Use different sizes and temperatures
The answer is A: Same size and warm-surface conditions
Our supplied test puts equal-size samples against the same warm surface.
The far end of metal warms sooner than wood.
We use the record without handling hot objects.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
Conduction transfers energy through contact within or between materials.
Materials conduct at different rates.
Our supplied test puts equal-size samples against the same warm surface.
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