Question

In this experiment, you need to examine the idea of thermal energy transfer. Using a controlled experiment, what might a good question about the variables that affect thermal energy transfer be? Thermal energy transfer depends on many properties, but limit your question to only two.

in a small paragraph

Answer 1

How do the thermal conductivity of a material (by comparing different solids such as copper, aluminum, and wood) and the thickness of that material affect the rate of heat transfer by conduction between two surfaces held at a fixed temperature difference? In a controlled experiment you would keep the contact area, temperature difference, and ambient conditions constant, measure heat flow (or the time for a set temperature change) through samples of different materials and different thicknesses, and thereby determine how material conductivity and thickness each influence thermal energy transfer.