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


Conduction


Radiation


Convection

Answer 1

Conduction

Heat flows directly from the warmer hand into the colder snow cone by molecular contact, which is conduction.