If you stay out too long at the beach you may get a sunburn as a result of too much heat being transferred to your skin. What mode of heat transfer is responsible for this?
A) conduction
B) convection
C) radiation
D) none of the above

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Radiation is responsible for the transfer of heat from the sun to your skin at the beach. Conduction and convection require direct contact or movement of a fluid, which is not the case when you are sunbathing.

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