Multiple choice

Cooking oil is poured into an iron pan, which is heated over a flame. The heated oil begins rising to the top. What is the correct order of heat transfer during the entire process?

  1. Conduction, convection, radiation

  2. Convection, conduction, radiation

  3. Radiation, conduction, convection

  4. Conduction, radiation, convection

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The flame heats the pan by radiation, heat is transferred through the pan by conduction, and heat rises through the oil by convection.