This document discusses how heat transfer occurs through various methods such as conduction, convection, and radiation. It uses an example of a man and woman making noodle soup over a metal pan to explain the different types of heat transfer taking place. The metal pan transfers heat through conduction to the soup inside, which then transfers heat through convection as the hot liquid rises and cooler liquid moves in. Radiation allows the woman to hold the pan's handle as it transfers heat less efficiently than conduction. Heat always moves from warmer to cooler objects until they reach thermal equilibrium.