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A metal hammer has been lying in the sunlight on a hot day. When you pick up the hammer, it feels very warm in your hand. Can you explain the different ways that heat is moving in this situation?
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A metal hammer has been lying in the sunlight on a hot day. When you pick up the hammer, it feels very warm in your hand. Can you explain the different ways that heat is moving in this situation?

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heat is being transferred from the sun through the atmosphere into the hammer but some is lost to the atmosphere and the ground until it is picked up then the heat is transferred through the persons hand
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