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Heat travels from a higher concentration of heat to lower concentration of heat. The heat will diffuse to the cooler areas, which means the handle would be heated, and the cook feels the burn since the heat will travel to him because of the temperature difference between him and the pot.
I belive the answer to the first one is no I would have to assume a habitual zone is one area on a planet. for example, an air conditioned building vs. the Savvanah dessert. However I am not sure maybe other answers will help more on this one. Sorry.... Earth-like planet would of course need water, plant life, animals, oxygen, fossil fuels etc. A challenge we would face on a travel to another liveable planet: do we have engough transportation? engough fuel to make it? How long can we live on this planet? Who or what else is present here? etc. Yes I do think they should discover a planet with earth like qualities befor investing in tools to get us to them. So money is not wasted. (make sure to put this into your own words )
An example of attribution a tendency
The forces are strongest at or near the C) Magnetic Poles.