Question
Two metal blocks that have slightly different temperatures are placed next to one another. After five minutes, they both have lower but equal temperatures. According to the law of conservation of energy, what most likely happened?
Energy was created inside the blocks.
Energy was destroyed inside the blocks.
Energy was absorbed into the blocks from outside the system.
Energy was transferred from the warmer block to the cooler block.
Energy was created inside the blocks.
Energy was destroyed inside the blocks.
Energy was absorbed into the blocks from outside the system.
Energy was transferred from the warmer block to the cooler block.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
According to the law of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred from one system to another. In this scenario, the warmer metal block transfers thermal energy to the cooler metal block until both reach the same lower temperature. Therefore, the correct statement is:
**Energy was transferred from the warmer block to the cooler block.**
**Energy was transferred from the warmer block to the cooler block.**