Rohan and his family are driving to South Padre Island for spring break. Rohan’s mom puts her closed Thermos full of coffee in the car before they leave. Which of the following BEST describes the thermos system?

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Responses

a radiant system

a radiant system

a closed system

a closed system

an isolated system

an isolated system

an open system

1 answer

The best description of the thermos system is a closed system.

A closed system does not allow matter to enter or leave, but it can exchange energy (in the form of heat) with its surroundings. In the case of the thermos, the coffee inside cannot escape, but it can lose or gain heat to the outside environment.