8. A student 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 follow best describes what happens to the temperature of each?

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Both the bottle and the ice stay the same temperature
The temperature of the ice decreases, while the temperature of the water increases
The temperature of both the ice and water decrease.
The temperature of the ice increases, while the temperature of the water decreases

Answer 1

The best description of what happens to the temperature of each after 15 minutes is:

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

This occurs because heat will transfer from the warmer water to the colder ice, causing the water's temperature to drop while the ice absorbs heat, causing its temperature to rise until thermal equilibrium is reached.