Conduction Heat Transfer

Look in the kitchen. See the stove and the pot on it? This is an example of conduction. Conduction is direct heat which is heat directly transferred to the object. Now put two spoons in the pot, metal and wooden. Leave the spoons in the pot for a minute. Which one is warmer? It is the metal spoon. The hot soup in the pot heats up one of the molecules in the metal spoon. The characteristics of the metal cause the molecules to move faster and that heats up other molecules. The characteristics of a wooden spoon cause the molecules to move slower therefore making the it heat up slower. This is conduction because the heat is directly transferred to the spoons.

Some other examples of conduction are when you burn yourself on the stove and when you eat warm popcorn or when you burn your tongue on a hot dog. Ever wonder why you where oven mitts? This is also because of conduction. The pot or tray is to hot to touch so you where it to protect your hands.