Energy Transfer In the Earths System (C) Copyright all rights reserved1 Energy Transfer In The Earths System Energy transfers through the Earth System three different ways: Conduction Radiation Convection (C) Copyright all rights reserved2 Energy Transfer In The Earths System (C) Copyright all rights reserved3 Conduction Objects are heated through direct contact with the heat source. Copyright all rights reserved Energy Transfer In The Earths System (C) Copyright all rights reserved4 Radiation Heat is transferred from one object to another by one object heating the space between them. The objects dont actually touch. Energy Transfer In the Earths System (C) Copyright all rights reserved5 Convection: Heat moves fluids (gases and liquids) through a system by circulation. Warm fluids rise to the top of the system, where they cool. Cool fluids sink to the bottom near the heat source, where it becomes heated again, causing the cycle to continue.