Question

remember! conduction is energy transfer through direct touch. select the statement(s) that accurately provide examples of conduction. warm water rises to the surface of the ocean while cool water sinks, creating a current. cool air particles touch the warm ground and become warm. you burn your hand when you touch the handle of a hot pan. the sun radiates energy through space. you feel heat as you are standing next to a campfire.

Explanation:

1. Analyze "Warm water rises...": This is convection (fluid movement), not conduction.
2. Analyze "Cool air particles touch...": Conduction requires direct contact and heat transfer between particles. When cool air touches warm ground, heat transfers from ground to air particles via direct contact, so this is conduction.
3. Analyze "You burn your hand...": Touching a hot pan handle involves direct contact, and heat transfers from pan to hand—this is conduction.
4. Analyze "The Sun radiates...": This is radiation (energy via electromagnetic waves), not conduction.
5. Analyze "You feel heat...": Feeling heat from a campfire is radiation (heat via infrared waves), not conduction.

Answer:

• Cool air particles touch the warm ground and become warm.
• You burn your hand when you touch the handle of a hot pan.