The transfer of thermal energy that causes a metal spoon in hot liquid to get hot.

Conduction

Explanation:

Conduction can be regarded as transfer of thermal energy which exist

between two or more objects that are in contact with each other. From the question, the spoon touches the hot liquid and heat is transferred to the spoon through conduction

"hydrogen bonding is the attraction of h atoms in the water molecule (slight + charge) to o atoms in a neighboring water molecule (slight - charge); it is a weak interatomic force. but it is still strong enough to the water molecules "stick" together."