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A cup of hot chocolate that has been stirred with a spoon.
Which statement describes how heat flows from the coffee to the part of the spoon in the coffee?

Heat flows from the coffee to the spoon through radiation.
Heat flows from the coffee to the spoon through convection.
Heat flows from the coffee to the spoon through conduction.
Heat flows from the coffee to the spoon through radiation, convection, and conduction.

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Heat flows from the hot chocolate to the submerged part of the spoon through convection.

The moving liquid carries thermal energy to the spoon’s surface (stirring enhances this). Conduction then carries heat along the metal spoon toward the handle; radiation is negligible here.