Before taking a bite of a piece of hot pizza you blow on it to cool it off by transferring heat out of the pizza. What mode of heat transfer is responsible for this?
A) conduction
B) convection
C) radiation
D) none of the above

Question

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Convection is responsible for the heat transfer when you blow on hot pizza. The movement of air carries away the heat from the surface, cooling it down.

Before Taking a Bite of a Piece of Hot Pizza