What is Conduction?
'''Conduction''' in [[physics]] is about forms of energy, namely [[heat]] or [[electricity]]. * [[Heat conduction]] takes place between two objects in contact with each other. Heat [[energy]] moves from one to the other. In heat conduction, the heat energy travels from the hot point to a cold point. Eventually, the two materials will even out in temperature as the heat keeps on transferring until the temperatures are the same. This is [[equilibrium]]. For example, a [[pan]] of hot [[soup]] is taken off the [[oven]] and put on a [[Table (furniture)|table]]. The area of the table under the pot gets hot. Heat from the pot moved to the table top by conduction. * [[Electrical conduction]] is usually done through wires or cables. Something that [[electrons]] can easily move through is a good electrical conductor. [[Metal]]s are mostly good conductors. An [[Insulator (electricity)|insulator]] like [[rubber]] is a poor conductor. [[Plastic]]s are insulators. Some materials, such as [[glass]], are conductors for heat but not electricity. Besides conduction, the other major ways of moving energy are by [[radiation]] and [[convection]]. ==Related pages== * [[electrical conductor]] * [[heat conduction]] * [[fiber optics]] {{-}} {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Basic physics ideas]]