Physics 5054 · O Level · Conduction

Conduction — practice question

A cold solid is put above a hot solid. Thermal energy moves from the hot solid into the cold one. What explains this?

  • AA hot solid expands, so its particles will move further apart.
  • BEnergy is transferred from one particle to the next.
  • CHeat always rises.
  • DMolecules are free to move randomly through the solids.

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