When the switch is turned off, conducted heat cannot transfer through the window. When switched on, the heat will be allowed to pass through the glass window.

Editor's note: The video version of this story is from July 2021. Historic heat waves rocked parts of the United States in June 2021, leading to record-breaking temperatures over 110 degrees ...

• Radiation is heat transfer through electromagnetic waves. Radiant heat is heat that you feel when you are near a heat source, like when you’re sitting near a campfire.

Editor's note: The video version of this story is from July 2021. Historic heat waves rocked parts of the United States in June 2021, leading to record-breaking temperatures over 110 degrees ...