Which statement best describes heat?(1 point)

Responses

Heat flows from hot to cold and is a form of thermal energy.
Heat flows from hot to cold and is a form of thermal energy.

Heat flows from cold to hot and is the transfer of thermal energy.
Heat flows from cold to hot and is the transfer of thermal energy.

Heat flows from hot to cold and is the transfer of thermal energy.
Heat flows from hot to cold and is the transfer of thermal energy.

1 answer

The statement that best describes heat is:

Heat flows from hot to cold and is the transfer of thermal energy.

This captures the correct direction of heat flow and the concept that heat is the transfer of thermal energy between systems or objects at different temperatures.