A student visits the beach during a very hot day. She steps on the sand and jumps because it is so hot.

Question

Which type of heat transfer is demonstrated by the sand in this example?

Question 4 options:

conduction

radiation

convection

transmission

Answer 1

The situation described demonstrates conduction. Conduction is the process of heat transfer that occurs through direct contact between materials. In this case, the student's foot is in direct contact with the hot sand, and the heat is transferred from the sand to her foot, causing her to jump due to the heat.

So, the correct answer is conduction.