Conduction Activity by Ashley Gaspar [Student FVHS]

What is conduction?

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 00:54:43 UTC

the process in which heat is transferred from one item to another in which there is a difference of temperature.

What is heat?

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 01:01:08 UTC

the quality of being hot, or of having heat.

How was conduction demonstrated in the wax ball experiment

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 01:02:15 UTC

Conduction was shown in the in class experiment because the heat from the tea light had to travel its way to the other side of the copper rod to melt the wax ball. The heat went from the fire, to the copper rod, to the wax ball.

What wire conducted the most heat?

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 01:07:57 UTC

The wire that conducted heat the fastest was the thickest copper wire.

Explain why that wire was the best conductor of heat

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 19:51:47 UTC

The thickest wire conducted the most heat because it has a much bigger surface area, compared to the thin and medium wire. The thin an medium wire didn't have the required surface area to conduct the heat needed to melt the wax

What ESLER was shown throughout the experiment

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 19:58:36 UTC

One of the main ESLERs that was shown during the experiemnt was Responsible Members of Society because we had to learn to get along with our lab bench group. We all had to cooperate with each other to find the fastest and most effective way to get the wax ball to melt.

Our setup

17gasparap191 — 2014-04-04 21:04:28 UTC

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Wax fall

17thib222 — 2014-04-05 00:19:40 UTC