Question
A student stirs a cup of hot chocolate with a cold metal spoon and observes that the spoon becomes warmer.
According to the law of conservation of energy, which answer choice best describes why the spoon became warmer?
• The high-energy spoon particles destroy some of the hot chocolate particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
• The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
• The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
According to the law of conservation of energy, which answer choice best describes why the spoon became warmer?
• The high-energy spoon particles destroy some of the hot chocolate particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
• The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
• The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.
Answers
GPT 3.5
The correct answer is: The high-energy hot chocolate particles transfer some of their energy to the spoon particles, which causes the spoon to become warmer.