As you walk across a sandy beach on a summer day, the bottoms of your feet become extremely hot. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

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When you walk across the sandy beach, the heat from the sun is transferred to the sand through radiation. The sand then transfers heat to your feet through conduction, as the two objects are physically touching each other. This results in the bottoms of your feet becoming extremely hot.

As You Walk Across a Sandy Beach on a Summer