Multiple Choice
Which type of heat transfer is primarily responsible for an ice cube melting when held in your hand?
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20. Heat and Temperature
Heat Transfer
Multiple Choice
Which term describes the transfer of heat due to direct contact between particles of matter?
A
Convection
B
Conduction
C
Radiation
D
Evaporation
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that heat transfer can occur in three main ways: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Recall that conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between particles of matter, where kinetic energy is passed from one particle to another.
Recognize that convection involves heat transfer through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases), not direct particle contact.
Know that radiation is heat transfer through electromagnetic waves and does not require a medium or direct contact.
Conclude that the term describing heat transfer due to direct contact between particles is conduction.
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