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Conduction
Lower Sec Science · Secondary 2 · Medium · Conduction
A student places a metal spoon and a wooden spoon into a pot of hot soup. After 2 minutes, the metal handle feels hot but the wooden handle is still cool. Which process mainly explains this observation?
- Conduction in the spoons.
- Convection in the air.
- Radiation from the soup.
- Evaporation from the soup surface.
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