Asked by darrius williams

Soup in a pot gets hot evenly because the warm water moves upward and cooler water sinks.
Which type of heat transfer explains this

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Convection — specifically natural (free) convection.
Warm soup becomes less dense and rises while cooler, denser soup sinks, setting up circulation (convection currents) that transfer heat through the fluid.