Question 10
A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream. Its other end
(a) becomes cold by the process of conduction.
(b) becomes cold by the process of convection.
(c) becomes cold by the process of radiation.
(d) does not become cold.
The answer is (d) does not become cold.
Wood is a bad conductor, a bad conductor does not support the transfer of energy or heat. Hence, the other end of the wooden spoon does not become cold.