An athlete hurts their wrist. They put an ice directly on the wrist. In which direction is the thermal energy moving?(1 point)

Responses

The thermal energy is moving from the ice pack to the air around the wrist.
The thermal energy is moving from the ice pack to the air around the wrist.

The thermal energy is moving from the ice pack to the wrist.
The thermal energy is moving from the ice pack to the wrist.

There is no thermal energy in this scenario.
There is no thermal energy in this scenario.

The thermal energy is moving from the wrist to the ice pack.
The thermal energy is moving from the wrist to the ice pack.

1 answer

The correct response is:

The thermal energy is moving from the wrist to the ice pack.

In this scenario, the ice pack is colder than the wrist, so heat will transfer from the warmer wrist to the colder ice pack until thermal equilibrium is reached.