Science Explainer: Heat, or thermal energy, can be transferred in three ways

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Read the passage Heat, or thermal energy, can be transferred in three ways. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Heat, or thermal energy, can be transferred in three ways. Then answer the questions below.

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All objects that are made of ___________contain thermal energy because of the constant motion of their __________.  Objects with greater thermal energy also have more _________ than those with less thermal energy.  

Drag each example to the type of heat transfer that it describes.

A pot of cold water is placed on a hot stove and gradually heats as hotter molecules move through the water.
The sun transfers its thermal energy through electromagnetic waves and gradually heats the Earth's surface.
An ice cube that is placed on a hot plate gradually melts, and the plate's temperature becomes cooler.

Conduction
Convection
Radiation

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Science Explainer: Heat, or thermal energy, can be transferred in three ways

Drag each example to the type of heat transfer that it describes.

Which statements are true about conduction as a form of heat transfer? Select two correct answers.