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Which best explains how thermal energy is transferred when someone holds a hand above a fire?
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Which best explains how thermal energy is transferred when someone holds a hand above a fire?

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Heat rises therefore the heat from the fire rises up to your hand... i didnt have any answer choices to work with sorry
User Jishnu Raj T
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It is being transferred by radiation because the hand is in the path of rising air
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