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Natural Sciences · Intermediate
Heat Transfer
Why does metal feel colder than wood at the same temperature? How does a vacuum flask keep tea hot for hours? Learn the three ways heat moves, calculate how much a wall leaks, design insulation like an engineer, find star temperatures from their colour, and see why bridges need gaps.
7 lessons~35 min0/7 complete
Start courseHelpful background: Heat & Thermodynamics
1
How Heat Moves
Three mechanisms.
2
Temperature’s Effects
Glowing hot and growing longer.