Question

When you touch a hot plate, the transfer of heat from the plate to your hand is called

Answer 1

The type of heat energy transfer that comes from direct contact with the heated element is called conduction.
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Answer 2

Such transfer of heat is called Thermal conduction. It reffers to the process of transfer of heat that happens while there are collisions of mircroscopic particles (molecules, atoms and electrons) and electrons are movings within an object as it transfers disorganized kinetic and potential energy through it, hence producing heat.