PH-718
Conduction
Physics · Secondary 3 · Medium · Conduction
A metal rod is heated at one end. Which statement best describes how thermal energy is transferred along the rod by conduction?
- Hot air rises from the rod and carries energy away.
- Particles move in large circles, carrying energy with them.
- Particles vibrate more and pass energy to neighbours by collisions.
- Energy is transferred only by radiation from the rod’s surface.
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