Class 7 (Science assignment)
Heat and Light Energy Heat and light are two important forms of energy that are essential for life and many activities around us. The Sun is the main natural source of both heat and light energy on Earth. Heat is a form of energy that flows from a hotter object to a colder object. It can cause changes in the temperature and physical state of matter. For example, when ice is heated, it melts into water, and when water is heated sufficiently, it changes into steam. Heat can be transferred from one place to another in three main ways: conduction, convection, and radiation . Conduction is the transfer of heat through a substance without the actual movement of the substance, and it occurs mainly in solids. Metals such as copper and aluminium are good conductors of heat. Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids such as liquids and gases. Radiation is the transfer of heat in the form of waves and does not require a material medium. Heat from the Sun reach...