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Question

Procedure Number Procedure Steps
1

Record temperature of water.
Put ice in water.
Record temperature after ice melts.
2
Put ice in water.
Touch water to determine if it feels colder after ice melts.
3
Measure the mass of the water.
Put ice in water.
Measure the mass of water as ice cubes melt.
4
Determine temperature and mass of water.
Put ice in water.
Record the time for ice to melt.
A student lists some possible ways to investigate the transfer of kinetic energy using ice in a sample of water. Which procedure would be best to investigate the transfer of kinetic energy?

(1 point)
Responses

3
3

4
4

1
1

2
2
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Answer 1

To investigate the transfer of kinetic energy using ice in a sample of water, the procedure that best allows for a measurement of how energy is transferred through mass and temperature changes is procedure 3. This is because it involves measuring the mass of the water and the changes as the ice cubes melt, which directly relates to the concepts of kinetic energy exchange as the ice absorbs heat from the warmer water, leading to changes in temperature and phase.

Therefore, the best procedure to investigate the transfer of kinetic energy is 3.