Question

When Phineas or Ferb are holding their snow cones, the heat from their hands will transfer into the cone and ice cream. The ice cream will melt. What type of heat transfer is primarily happening here, where heat moves directly from one object to another through touch?


Evaporation


Radiation


Conduction


Convection

Answer 1

Conduction

Heat is moving by direct contact from their warm hands into the cold cone/ice cream. Radiation is via electromagnetic waves, convection via fluid motion, and evaporation is a phase change — none are the main mechanism here.