Question

a group of students sits around a campfire and notices different ways heat is transferred. 1. the sun warms the ground during the day. 2. the heat from the fire warms their hands when they hold them near the flames. 3. the metal pot on the fire becomes hot as it touches the flames. 4. smoke and warm air from the fire rise upward into the sky. which description best represents conduction? a description 1 b description 2 c description 3 d description 4

Explanation:

Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact. In Description 3, the metal pot touches the flames and becomes hot due to direct - contact heat transfer. Description 1 is radiation (heat from the Sun travels through space). Description 2 is radiation (heat from the fire reaches hands without direct contact). Description 4 is convection (warm air and smoke rising due to density differences).

Answer:

C. Description 3