Question
Which of these describes how heat is transferred by conduction?
Question 5 options:
Air molecules touch the warm ground, heating them up.
Warm air rises and takes heat with it; eventually it cools and sinks.
Sunlight travels through space without the aid of fluids or solids.
Air at the equator rises and sinks at the poles.
Question 5 options:
Air molecules touch the warm ground, heating them up.
Warm air rises and takes heat with it; eventually it cools and sinks.
Sunlight travels through space without the aid of fluids or solids.
Air at the equator rises and sinks at the poles.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The option that describes how heat is transferred by conduction is:
- **Air molecules touch the warm ground, heating them up.**
Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between molecules, where warmer molecules transfer energy to cooler ones upon contact. The other options describe convection or radiation, not conduction.
- **Air molecules touch the warm ground, heating them up.**
Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between molecules, where warmer molecules transfer energy to cooler ones upon contact. The other options describe convection or radiation, not conduction.