Radiation: Getting sunburnt on a beach. - The sun’s radiation (no direct contact) is what causes the skin to burn. Radiation: Microwave cooking food - Microwaves use radiation to heat the food inside of it; between radio waves and infrared radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum Conduction: Touching a hot car seat in the summer - Conduction is the transfer of heat by direct contact (hand to seat). Conduction: Burning yourself with a curling iron (Similar to above; direct contact).
Convection: An ocean breeze - Convection near coastlines cause the transfer of energy; water warms and cools slower than land. Conduction: Sliding down a hot metal slide in august - You are in direct contact with the slide, which is hot due to the temperature. Convection: Water in a boiling pot of macaroni - The water, a liquid, is being heated by molecular motion. Convection: Currents deep within the earth that cause tectonic plates to move - Convection currents drive the movement of tectonic plates in the mantle, which is fluid/molten. The currents circulate under the asthenosphere.
