Question

Statement given below is incorrect. Write the correct statement.

The heat from the sun reaches the earth by the process of convection.

Answer 1

1. Convection is the process of heat transfer by the actual movement of particles of matter between different temperatures.
2. Radiation is the process of heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body without heating the medium through which heat is getting transferred.
3. Radiation of heat does not require any medium for heat transfer.
   Hence, the correct statement is: that the heat from the sun reaches the earth by the process of radiation.