Question

Assertion: We can not receive heat from the Sun through convection.
Reason: Sun is too far away from Earth. The heat from the Sun dissipates mid way.

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
• B. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
• C. Assertion is a true statement but the reason is false.
• D. Both assertion and reason are false statements.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Assertion is a true statement but the reason is false.

The heat generated from the Sun travels to Earth and most of the path between the Sun and Earth is vacuum. A medium for heat transfer only starts from Earth’s atmosphere.
Therefore, heat is transferred from the Sun only through radiation due to the absence of any medium.