Earl is using his hands to hold a metal pan 10 centimeters above a hot burner. How can this scenario be changed to demonstrate conduction between the pan and the burner?

Conduction transfers heat through direct contact between objects. Touching the pan to the burner creates direct contact, so heat can move from the hot burner into the pan. Increasing the burner's temperature or changing the pan material does not create contact, and foam potholders would reduce heat transfer.

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