Question

Which example best demonstrates the process of conduction?

a) A piece of paper is torn in half.
b) Warmed air rises above a lit candle
c) A metal spoon gets warm when used to stir hot soup.
d) Sunlight brightens a dark room.

Answer 1

Answer: A metal spoon gets warm when used to stir hot soup

Explanation: A metal spoon is a solid. The solid particles get heated by the heat in the hot soup thus moving from one particles through vibration of its molecules .Conduction is heat in solids.