Convection & Radiation

Breezes, frost and colour

An interactive lesson with 6 steps, about 5 minutes: you predict, drag and solve, with instant feedback on every answer. It runs in your browser and needs JavaScript.

What you’ll learn

• Convection drives sea breezes, weather and ocean currents.
• Surfaces radiate heat to the sky. Clouds send some back.
• Light colours reflect sunlight and stay cooler.

Steps

1. Sea breezes
2. Frost on clear nights
3. Losing heat to the sky
4. Painting a house
5. The colour of hot things
6. A glowing stove ring