Question

The form of heat transfer taking place in the crust of the earth would be ____.
A) radiation
B) conduction
C) convection
D) mechanics
E) condensation

Answer 1

B) Conduction

Heat is transported by conduction in the crust where the material is rigid and cannot flow. It's where the temperature is raised below the earth's crust and the heat flows to the cooler area by diffusion of the molecules.