Question

Question

A student uses a thermometer and takes the temperature of a bottle of liquid water and a tub filled with ice. The student then places the bottle of liquid water into the tub of ice. After 15 minutes, which of the following best describes what happens to the temperature of each?

-Tub of ice starts at 2 degrees C and ends at 8 degrees C.
-Bottle of water starts at 15 degrees C and ends at ? decrees C

(1 point)
Responses

The temperature of the ice increases, while the temperature of the water decreases

The temperature of the ice decreases, while the temperature of the water increases

Both the bottle and the ice stay the same temperature

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The temperature of the ice increases, while the temperature of the water decreases.

Here's the reasoning: When the bottle of warmer water is placed into the tub of ice, heat will transfer from the warmer water to the colder ice. This will result in the ice gaining heat and increasing in temperature, while the water loses heat and decreases in temperature. Therefore, the ice in the tub starts at a lower temperature and ends at a higher temperature, while the water starts at a higher temperature and ends at a lower temperature.