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Which of the following best describes heat conduction?
Which of the following best describes heat conduction?
- The transfer of thermal energy from solids to liquids and gases
- The transfer of thermal energy from more energetic particles to less energetic ones (correct)
- The transfer of thermal energy through bulk motion
- The transfer of thermal energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
What is the relationship between heat transfer and temperature?
What is the relationship between heat transfer and temperature?
- Heat transfer is the cause of temperature
- Heat transfer and temperature are the same thing
- Heat transfer and temperature are closely related but of a different nature (correct)
- Temperature is the cause of heat transfer
In which states of matter can heat conduction occur?
In which states of matter can heat conduction occur?
- Solids, liquids, and gases (correct)
- Gases only
- Solids only
- Liquids only
What additional information is required to describe heat transfer completely at a point?
What additional information is required to describe heat transfer completely at a point?
What does it mean to say that heat transfer is a vector quantity?
What does it mean to say that heat transfer is a vector quantity?
True or false: Heat conduction can only occur in solids.
True or false: Heat conduction can only occur in solids.
True or false: Heat transfer and temperature are closely related.
True or false: Heat transfer and temperature are closely related.
True or false: Heat transfer is a scalar quantity.
True or false: Heat transfer is a scalar quantity.
True or false: Heat generation can occur in solids.
True or false: Heat generation can occur in solids.
True or false: Heat transfer has both direction and magnitude.
True or false: Heat transfer has both direction and magnitude.