Asked by Julie

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

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

Explanation: the hot air and water vapor above the cup become less dense and rise, which is natural convection (bulk fluid motion carrying heat). Touching the handle is conduction; stirring is mechanical mixing (forced motion), not the best example of convection.