Asked by violet

Yami pours powdered cocoa mix into milk and stirs it. Then she microwaves the mixture for three minutes. When she takes the cup out, the handle is very warm. Steam rises from the cup, so she blows it before taking a sip. In which part of this scenario can convection be best observed?

stirring powdered cocoa mix into milk
touching the warm handle of the cup
rising steam from the cup of cocoa
pouring the cocoa mix into the milk

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Rising steam from the cup of cocoa.

Convection is heat transfer by the bulk movement of a fluid (liquid or gas). The hot air and water vapor rising from the cup are carried upward by natural convection currents. (Touching the handle is conduction; stirring/pouring are mechanical mixing, not natural convective heat transfer.)