Which description best models the energy transfer that occurs in the radiative zone?

A ball is thrown by a player to a fan in the stands.

A baton is handed from one runner to the next, around a track.

A suitcase on a conveyor belt is moved from a plane to the baggage claim area.

A dropped wallet is kicked around the floor of a busy train station.

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Noah Duarte

Physics

20 November, 01:33

Which description best models the energy transfer that occurs in the radiative zone?

A ball is thrown by a player to a fan in the stands.

A baton is handed from one runner to the next, around a track.

A suitcase on a conveyor belt is moved from a plane to the baggage claim area.

A dropped wallet is kicked around the floor of a busy train station.

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Tess Prince · Answer 1

Answer : Option D) A dropped wallet is kicked around the floor of a busy train station.

Explanation : The description that best suits the model for the energy transfer that occurs in the radiative zone is -

A dropped wallet is kicked around the floor of a busy train station.

As in the radiation zone, which is also called as radiative zone or radiative region in the layer of a star's interior where energy is primarily transported toward the exterior by means of radiative diffusion and thermal conduction. This can be correlated with the example of a dropped wallet in a busy train station as the wallet would be kicked by many people who are in a hurry to travel, this represents the radiative diffusion. So, every time the wallet is being kicked by someone the energy is getting transformed.

Jacqueline Liu · Answer 2

the answer is D) a dropped wallet is kicked around the floor of a busy train station