A student visits the beach during a very hot day. She steps on the sand and jumps because it is too hot. What type of heat transfer is demonstrated by the sand in this example?

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whpalmer4 · Answer

Conduction.  If she could feel the heat without touching the sand, it would be radiation.

anonymous · Answer

@whpalmer4  as given she has touched the sand, so cant be conduction alone.

doc.brown · Answer

The question is focused on the contact with the sand.  It is conduction.

anonymous · Answer

, mzxm, mcn.,cm

anonymous · Answer

conduction