The diagram shows movement of thermal energy.

Question

At bottom a fire has red curved lines labeled Y with arrowheads pointing upward to a pot. In the pot are red balls at the bottom and blue balls at the top. Black lines with arrowheads point upward from the red balls in the center of the pot, and black curved lines labeled W with arrowheads point downward from the blue balls along the sides of the pot. The handle of the pot is red near the pot and labeled X. The pot handle is held by a hand labeled Z.

In which areas of the diagram does conduction occur?

W and X
X and Z
Y and Z
Z and W

Answer 1

In the diagram you described, conduction occurs in the areas where heat is transferred through direct contact. Based on the labeled components:

1. W represents downward movement of heat from the blue balls, which is likely a result of conduction as they lose heat to the pot.
2. X is the handle of the pot, which is in direct contact with the pot and will also be affected by conduction as it transfers heat from the pot to the handle.

Since conduction specifically involves the transfer of thermal energy through material mediums in direct contact with each other, the correct areas in which conduction occurs would be W and X.

Therefore, the answer is W and X.