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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.
conduction
convection
radiation
meltation
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Conduction.
Explanation: heat is transferred by direct contact — the warm air molecules touching the cold ice cream pass energy to it. (Convection can also occur if the air is moving, and radiation is heat by electromagnetic waves; "meltation" is not a real term.)
Explanation: heat is transferred by direct contact — the warm air molecules touching the cold ice cream pass energy to it. (Convection can also occur if the air is moving, and radiation is heat by electromagnetic waves; "meltation" is not a real term.)
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