Asked by wholemelt
xchelt burns her tongue when she takes a sip of hot coffee from her mug. Which part of this example represents heat?
the thermal energy moving from the coffee to her tongue
the thermal energy moving from her tongue to the coffee
her coffee
her tongue
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the thermal energy moving from the coffee to her tongue
Heat is the thermal energy in transfer due to a temperature difference — here energy flows from the hot coffee to the cooler tongue. The coffee and tongue themselves are not "heat."
Heat is the thermal energy in transfer due to a temperature difference — here energy flows from the hot coffee to the cooler tongue. The coffee and tongue themselves are not "heat."
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