Asked by Nico

Whenever you directly touch a hot plate, you immediately feel the heat transfer to your hand the second you touch it. This is an example of heat transfer by what?



(3 points)

Radiation

Convection

Conduction

Induction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Conduction.

When you touch the hot plate, thermal energy transfers directly through molecular collisions/phonons from the plate into your hand because they are in direct contact.