Question

Which direction does thermal energy flow in the following diagram?

A hand holding an ice cream cone.
Heat flows from the ice cream to the hand.
Heat flows from the hand to the ice cream.
The system is in a state of equilibrium.
The system is too cold for heat to move.

Answer 1

Heat flows from the hand to the ice cream.

Explanation: thermal energy flows from the warmer object (your hand) to the colder object (the ice cream) until temperatures equalize.