Question

A teacher places a warm bottles in a cooler filled with ice. Which statement best explains what happened over time?

A) Thermal energy will move from ice to water bottles
B) Coldness will move from the water bottles to the ice.
C) Coldness will move from the ice to the water bottlers
D) Thermal energy will move from the water bottle to the ice.

Answer 1

D) Thermal energy will move from the water bottle to the ice.

Step-by-step explanation:

Overtime, what happens is that thermal energy will move from the water bottle to the ice.

The water bottle is at a higher temperature compared to the ice. So, thermal energy will move from a place at higher temperature to one with lower temperature.

• Thermal energy will stop moving until thermal equilibrium is attained.
• The water bottle will lose heat to the ice and by so doing it becomes colder.
• The ice will gain heat and begins to warm up