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.

Question

How is thermal energy transferred when this happens?

(1 point)
Responses

through radiation
through radiation

through conduction
through conduction

through convection
through convection

through refraction
through refraction
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Answer 1

The correct response is through convection.

In this scenario, the heat from the land warms the air above it, causing the air to rise. As the warm air moves away and is replaced by cooler air from over the ocean, this process involves the transfer of thermal energy through convection.