alleryStart learning →Water in a beaker heated from the bottom warms throughout mainly by:
Aradiation
Bconvection
Cconduction only
Devaporation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. convection
Hot water at the bottom rises and cooler water sinks, setting up convection currents that carry the heat.
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