Question

Ron investigated heat transfer using a bottle of water. He placed the bottle in a room where the temperature was 20.5°C. Ron

measured the temperature of the water in the bottle at 7am to be 12.5°C. At 3pm, he measured the water to be 20.5°C. In which
direction did the thermal energy move between the surroundings and the water in the bottle from 7am to 3pm

Answer 1

Thermal energy always moves from a higher temperature to a lower temperature in nature. This is because the higher temperature has more energy than the lower temperature. This means that there is an imbalance of energy between the two environments, and the thermal energy will try to equalize itself.


In this case, the thermal energy is moving from the surroundings to the water in the bottle. The hotter environment is transferring its energy to the cooler one, and this continues until the two temperatures are equalized. This process is known as conduction.

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