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Heat can travel through three main methods: conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction occurs when heat moves through a material without the material itself moving. Convection happens when heat is carried by a fluid (liquid or gas) moving from one place to another. Radiation is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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