2.a) warm air is lighter than cold air so thats why it's warmer upstairs than downstairs
3.d) Conduction<span> is the process by which heat energy is transmitted through contact with neighboring molecules</span>
4.d) the lamp radiates heat throughout the plants
This question seems to be an essay question from experiment. Different solution of oxidizing agent will have different strength. Sulfuric acid or H2SO4 is weaker oxidizing agent when compared to nitric acid (HNO3). In this case, if you subtitute the H2SO4 you wouldn't be able to get the same result for the experiment.
To determine strength of attractive forces between the molecules the size of the molecules, their polarity (dipole moment), and their shape. ... If two molecules have about the same size and similar shape, the dipole-dipole intermolecular attractive force increases with increasing polarity.