You place your hands over a steaming bowl of soup to warm them. Which type of heat transfer are you experiencing?

A. Radiation

B. Convection

C. Insulation

D. Conduction

Answer: Convection

There could be a little bit of conduction through the air that's between the soup and your hand. But it's very small, because air is not a good conductor of heat.

It's mostly convection ... hot air and steam rising from the soup to your hand.

Then, of course, there HAS to be some conduction when the hot gases reach your hand ... their heat has to soak into your skin, and that's conduction.