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)

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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.
The cup with the greatest temperature change has the least 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 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.

Answer 1

The correct statement 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 increase in temperature of the water (indicating a greater amount of kinetic energy) corresponds with heat being transferred from the warmer water to the ice, causing the ice to melt. The greater the temperature change in the water, the more kinetic energy has been transferred from the water to the ice.