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 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 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 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 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.

Answer 1

The correct response 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 statement accurately reflects the concept of heat transfer, where energy (in the form of heat) moves from the warmer water (higher kinetic energy) to the colder ice (lower kinetic energy), resulting in a change in temperature for the water. The greater the temperature change, the more kinetic energy has been transferred.