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When a fork is placed in a hot piece of lasagna, thermal energy is transferred up the fork by

A. fast-moving particles travelling along the fork.

B. fast-moving particles changing places with slow-moving particles.

C. fast-moving particles colliding with slow-moving particles.

D. fast-moving particles colliding with other fast-moving particles.

User Ahmed Hany
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Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that there is a hot piece of lasagna, therefore, the particles of lasagna will have high kinetic energy. As a result, they will be moving rapidly from one place to another.

And when a fork is placed on a hot piece of lasagna then heat will be transferred from fast moving particles of lasagna collide with slow moving particles of the fork.

User Tyeler
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C. fast-moving particles colliding with slow-moving particles.

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