Question

If a pot of boiling water is dumped into a tub of cold water, how does the hot water heat the cold water?
Responses

A Cold flows from the hot water to the cold water.Cold flows from the hot water to the cold water.

B Heat flows from the hot water to the cold water.Heat flows from the hot water to the cold water.

C Cold flows from the cold water to the hot water. Cold flows from the cold water to the hot water.

D Heat flows from the cold water to the warm water

Answer 1

B

Heat flows from the hot water to the cold water (by conduction and convection). "Cold" is not a substance that flows — temperature difference causes energy transfer from hotter to cooler until equilibrium.