O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/12 · May/June 2025 · Q161 Mark

The diagram shows a metal pan on a hotplate. [Figure 16.1 - Diagram of metal pan on a hotplate] The pan is heated by the hotplate. How is the thermal energy transferred from the hotplate to the metal pan?

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Aconduction

Bconvection

Cdiffraction

Drefraction

✓ Correct answer

A: conduction

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Topic: Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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