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Identify and explain some common applications and effects of conduction, convection, and radiation in everyday life.

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Cambridge IGCSE Combined ScienceThermal physicsCore content

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Identify and explain some common applications and effects of conduction, convection, and radiation in everyday life

This point belongs to Transfer of thermal energy, especially Transfer of thermal energy outcomes.
You need to be able to identify and explain some common applications and effects of conduction, convection, and radiation in everyday life.
The key ideas to know are Identify and Explain.
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IdentifyExplain

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