■ HEATING AND COOLING OF THE ATMOSPHERE #Temperature □ COND | Upsc geography

■ HEATING AND COOLING OF THE ATMOSPHERE

#Temperature

□ CONDUCTION

◇ The transfer of heat through the molecules of matter in any body is called conduction. The transfer of heat under the process of conduction may be accomplished in two ways viz.

(i) from one part of a body to the other part of the same body, and

(ii) from one body to the other touching body. Conduction may be effective only when there is difference in temperatures in different parts of a single body or in two bodies and the process continues till the temperatures of all parts of a body or of two touching bodies become same. It is obvious that heat moves from warmer body to the cooler body through molecular movement.