Which accurately completes the statement? Conduction involves the transfer of electric charge or ___________ due to the movement of particles.

Conduction transfers energy through direct interactions as particles move or collide. In this statement, the missing term is thermal energy, so the completed phrase is “electric charge or thermal energy.” Protons and neutrons are types of particles, while light waves transfer energy by radiation rather than conduction.

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