Asked by Eli

The air outside today is hot. This melts the ice cream. What type of heat transfer is happening? Hint: the hot air is directly touching the cold ice cream.


radiation


meltation


conduction


convection

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
conduction

Heat moves by direct contact between the hot air molecules and the cold ice cream at their interface, transferring thermal energy and causing melting.