Question

You buy a cup of coffee at a local coffee shop. It comes in a paper cup. The cup is too hot to hold and you let it sit on the counter for a while. Eventually the cup is cool enough to carry.

Which choice describes how heat energy transfer is related to thermal energy loss?

Answer 1

Answer: Thermal energy from the cup was lost as heat to the environment thus reducing the temperature of the cup

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Answer 2

Thermal energy from the cup was lost as heat to the environment thus reducing the temperature of the cup

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