What happens when a bowl of ice cream is left uneaten on a counter in a warm room?(1 point)
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Heat is transferred from the air to the ice cream.
Heat is transferred from the air to the ice cream.
Thermal energy is transferred from the ice cream to the air, cooling the air.
Thermal energy is transferred from the ice cream to the air, cooling the air.
Thermal energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream, warming the ice cream.
Thermal energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream, warming the ice cream.
Potential energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream.
Potential energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream.
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Thermal energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream, warming the ice cream. This process is called heat transfer by conduction, where the warmer molecules in the air collide with the colder molecules in the ice cream, transferring thermal energy from the air to the ice cream. Eventually, the ice cream will melt and reach equilibrium with the room temperature.