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Agriculture · Q483

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 483

Q483

Heat transfer in soil mainly occurs through

A.
Conduction
Answer
B.
Radiation
C.
Convection
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Transfer of heat in soil mainly occurs by the process of conduction. It is the process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or molecules. As we know soil is made up of particles, atoms and molecules, closely together to transfer heat.