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Heat transfer occurs because in nature things are driven towards a point of equilibrium (all things being the same). This is expressed in the second law of thermodynamics which is an expression of the tendency that over time, differences in temperature, pressure, and chemical potential equilibrate in an isolated physical system.

Heat transfer happens in one of three ways.

1 --- Conduction (direct transfer of heat by one object in contact with another)

2 --- Convection (heat moving by means of air)

3 --- Radiation (light energy).

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