Question

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? With convection, conduction, and radiation.

Answer 1

When the hammer is in the sun, heat flows by radiation

When you pick up the hammer, heat flows by conduction

Step-by-step explanation:

As the hammer lies in the sun, heat is transferred to the hammer by radiation. Heat energy reaches the earth from the sun by radiation. Radiation is a mode of beat transfer in which heat is transferred without a material medium.

When you pick up the hammer, heat flows to your hand by conduction because your body is a conductor of heat.