Analyse the situation and answer the questions below.
1. Ruban is helping his mother in the kitchen. His mother places an iron pan on the gas stove and starts heating oil in it. He notices that within a minute, the metal handle of the pan becomes hot. His mother then uses a wooden spatula to stir the vegetables. He observes that the spatula doesn’t get hot even though it is in contact with the hot oil.
i. Through which method does the heat travel from the stove to the pan? .
ii. Why does the metal handle of the pan become hot? .
iii. Why doesn’t the wooden spatula become hot like the pan’s handle? .
iv. What type of materials should be used for pan handles? .
v. If the pan were made of clay instead of iron, would it heat up faster or slower? .
2. You walk barefoot on a metal and a wooden surface on a hot day. The metal feels much hotter. Why?.