Q: What is the term for heat being transferred from molecule to molecule?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

In conduction, heat is transferred from molecule to molecule by contact. Warmer molecules vibrate faster than cooler ones. They bump into the cooler molecules. When they do they transfer some of their energy. Conduction happens mainly in the lower atmosphere. Can you explain why?.

 Choices:

- convection

- oxidation

- decomposition

- conduction


A:
conduction