2. As you stir a hot cup of coffee with a metal spoon, you notice that the spoon becomes warm. Why is this so? *
A. Heat was transferred from the spoon to the coffee
B. Heat was transferred from the hot cup of coffee to the spoon.
C. The hot molecules of the spoon have transferred to the coffee to keep it warm.
D. The hot molecules of the coffee have transferred to the spoon thus making it warm.thank
A. Heat was transferred from the spoon to the coffee
B. Heat was transferred from the hot cup of coffee to the spoon.
C. The hot molecules of the spoon have transferred to the coffee to keep it warm.
D. The hot molecules of the coffee have transferred to the spoon thus making it warm.thank
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Answer:
B
Explanation:
So when energy is transferred from the water to the spoon, the spoon gets warmer and the water gets cooler. Explain to students that when fast-moving atoms or molecules hit slower-moving atoms or molecules and increase their speed, energy is transferred. The energy that is transferred is called heat.