Q: What is the transfer of thermal energy between particles of matter that are touching called?


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

Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy between particles of matter that are touching. Thermal conductors are materials that are good conductors of thermal energy. Thermal insulators are materials that are poor conductors of thermal energy. Both conductors and insulators have important uses.

 Choices:

- convection

- activation

- radiation

- conduction


A:
conduction