Question

a bowl of ice cream is sitting on a table. which is not conduction? the sunlight streaming through the window melts the ice cream. the table is cold because of the cold bowl. the bowl is cold because of the ice cream.

Explanation:

• Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact.
• The table being cold because of the cold bowl is conduction (bowl - table contact).
• The bowl being cold because of the ice cream is conduction (bowl - ice cream contact).
• Sunlight melting the ice cream is radiation (heat transfer via electromagnetic waves, not direct contact).

Answer:

The sunlight streaming through the window melts the ice cream.