If the Sun's energy heats a rock, how will the heat be transferred to a person's hand holding the rock?

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Group of answer choices

by conduction, because heat travels from the atoms in the rock to the atoms in the person's hand

by convection, because heat from the rock flows through empty space into the person's hand

by radiation, because the atoms in the rock excite the atoms in the person's hand

by convection, because thermal energy circulates atoms in the person's hand

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

by conduction, because heat travels from the atoms in the rock to the atoms in the person's hand.

When a person holds a heated rock, the heat transfers directly from the atoms of the rock to the atoms of the person's hand through direct contact, which is a process known as conduction.