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What occurs when someone places an ice pack on an injured ankle?

A. Conduction causes the ice pack to lose thermal energy.
B. Conduction causes the ankle to gain thermal energy.
C. Cold from the ice pack is transferred to the ankle.
D. Heat from the ankle is transferred to the ice pack.

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Heat from the ankle is transferred to the ice pack.-when the ice pack a lower temp than the ankle , it is very cool.

- and the injured ankle has a high temp or heatand we know that Q transfer from the object with high heat to the object with the low temp So,

Heat will transfer from the ankle to the ice pack.

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Answer:

B. Conduction causes the ankle to gain thermal energy.

Step-by-step explanation:

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