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There are three main modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction involves direct contact between objects, conveying heat from hotter to colder areas. Convection transfers heat through fluid motions like liquids and gases. Radiation transmits heat through electromagnetic waves without a medium, such as the sun heating the Earth from a distance. Each process transfers heat via different physical mechanisms and obey distinct defining principles.
- Author
- Maria Alejandra Diaz Romero
- Language
- EN