Question

Dante pours hot tea into a mug that is cool to the touch. Which best explains what will happen now ?

A. The tea gets colder because it gains energy from the mug
B. Mug gets warmer because thermal energy transfers from the tea to the mug
C. Tea gets warmer because the mug acts as a thermal insulator
D. Mug get cooler because it loses energy to the tea
E. Mug gets warmer because the tea creates more thermal energy inside of the mug

Answer 1

C. Tea gets warmer because the mug acts as a thermal insulator

Answer 2

letter c on Edge (Mug gets warmer because thermal energy transfers from the tea to the mug)

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