good insulators include glass air plastic, rubber, and wood. insulators block the flow of thermal energy. like layers of walls
good conductors include silver, copper, gold, aluminum, (any metal or stone ) . heat is transferred through metal by the atoms/particles of metal colliding with each other. an example would be if you dropped a metal spoon in a pan of boiling water, the spoon would warm up. or even heating up a pan on a stove
Conduction (conductors and insulators)
electromagnetic waves produced by motion of electrically charged particles. they radiate the electrically charged particles.Dark color absorb more sunlight than lighter colors, which is why dark colors get warmer more quickly
Radiation
examples of radiation are ultraviolet light from the sun, heat from stove burner, or visible light from candle.
you can also find radiation in the ground, soil, water, and even on our own body.
the primary state of matter that can experience convection is liquid due to the fact that convection can only happen will fluids, and materials that an flow.
Convection
Warm air rises, for example, if you were to be installing a heating system you would put the heat vents lower 2 the ground so the heat has to travel through the air
some real life examples would be the ice melting in a pitcher of lemonade due to heat moving to the ice from the air , as well as a steaming cup of tea, or a radiator