Energy: conduction

Question 1

What is conduction?

Answer 1

Conduction is the transfer of heat in a solid.

Question 2

Describe what happens in conduction?

Answer 2

When one end of a solid is heated, the particles in the solid are heated and start to vibrate more and more.
This triggers the particles to knock into the ones beside them, this is like the domino effect.
The thermal energy is being passed on down the solid.