The greater the temperature difference the faster the transfer. Some materials are better conductors of heat than others, metals are good conductors, air is poor. These waves have electric and magnetic properties - electromagnetic waves. Wave characteristics - horizontal distance between two successive crests is the wavelength. We will discuss this method more later in the course.
Evaporation cools the environment.
As molecules leave, faster ones leave first, average speed decreases and so the temperature of the object cools. Latent heat is responsible for keeping a cold drink with ice colder than one without ice. As ice melts its temperature doesn't change, added heat breaks down the rigid crystal pattern. Phase changing is important for transferring energy in the atmosphere. For example, Evaporation over tropical waters, the water vapor can move poleward and condense.