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To form a hypothesis for heat transfer, you could state an educated guess about how a certain factor (such as material type, temperature difference, surface area, etc.) will affect the rate of heat transfer. For example, "An increase in surface area will lead to a higher rate of heat transfer." Be sure to clearly define the variables you are studying and the relationship you expect to observe between them.

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