Use this sentence: On a summer day, the heat of the land heats the air, causing it to rise and spread before cooling over the ocean, creating a breeze.
How is thermal energy transferred when this happens?
(1 point)
Responses
through conduction
through conduction
through convection
through convection
through refraction
through refraction
through radiation
1 answer
The correct response is through convection.
In the provided sentence, the heating of the air caused by the land and its subsequent rise is an example of convection, which is the transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids (in this case, air).
