Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide and your data tables. Complete the paragraph by using the drop-down menus. In this lab, you modeled and observed the three main ways thermal energy is transferred. When thermal energy transfers from a warmer body or place to a cooler body or place, it is referred to as heat. involves the transfer of heat between two bodies that are touching, is the transfer of heat in a liquid or gas, and is the transfer of heat through space.