Glenn is heating water in teakettle. The hot water at the bottom of the kettle rises. The cooler water near the top sinks and warms. Which kind of transfer of heat is this ?

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Glenn is heating water in teakettle. The hot water at the bottom of the kettle rises. The cooler water near the top sinks and warms. Which kind of transfer of heat is this ?

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It is convection, the transfer of heat through fluids.

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