If you hold on to one end of a metal spoon while placing the other end in a pot of boiling water, you will burn your hand. This is an example of energy being transported by:

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The transfer of heat from one point to another by direct contact is called conduction. In this case, the metal spoon conducts heat from the hot pot of boiling water to your hand, resulting in burning. Radiation is the transfer of heat energy through electromagnetic waves, which is not applicable here. Convection is the transfer of heat energy by the movement of fluids, which may occur in liquids and gases due to differences in temperature, but not in solids like the metal spoon. Therefore, option C) is the correct answer.

If You Hold on to One End of a Metal