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What happens to the kinetic energy of a hot drink when an ice cube is put into the drink?

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Heat is kinetic energy -- the higher the temperature of a substance, the faster and farther its molecules move.

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... Conversely, when heat transfers from your beverage to the ice and the temperature of the liquid drops, the molecules in the beverage slow down. When those molecules slow down, their kinetic energy decreases.

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