Question

Complete the passage to describe conduction.

Conduction is the transfer of
energy from one object to another through the movement of
. Heat flows from one molecule to another because the particles are in
contact with one another.

Answer 1

Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another through the movement of particles (atoms, molecules and—in metals—free electrons). Heat flows from one molecule to another because the particles are in direct contact with one another.