A student sets up four cups with 40 mL of water in each and adds different amounts of ice to each cup. The student measures the temperature of the water before and after the ice melts in each cup. Which statement describes how the student can determine the connection between the temperature change and the transfer of kinetic energy?(1 point) Responses The cup with the greatest temperature change has the greatest transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the water to the ice. The cup with the greatest temperature change has the greatest transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the water to the ice. The cup with the greatest temperature change has the least transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the ice to the water. The cup with the greatest temperature change has the least transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the ice to the water. The cup with the greatest temperature change has the greatest transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the ice to the water. The cup with the greatest temperature change has the greatest transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the ice to the water. The cup with the greatest temperature change has the least transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the water to the ice.

Answer 1

The correct statement that describes how the student can determine the connection between the temperature change and the transfer of kinetic energy is:

The cup with the greatest temperature change has the greatest transfer of kinetic energy, and this transfer occurs from the water to the ice.

This is because the temperature change in the water indicates that the water is losing energy (in the form of heat) to the ice, causing the water to cool down and the ice to melt, absorbing that energy.