What happens when a bowl of ice cream is left uneaten on a counter in a warm room?(1 point)

Responses

Potential energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream.
Potential energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream.

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 air to the ice cream, warming the ice cream.
Thermal energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream, warming the ice cream.

Thermal energy is transferred from the ice cream to the air, cooling the air.

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The correct response is:

Thermal energy is transferred from the air to the ice cream, warming the ice cream.

As the ice cream sits in a warm room, thermal energy flows from the warmer air to the colder ice cream, causing it to melt and warm up.