the thermal energy in a hot iron flows into a shirt. what can possibly be said about this situation?\nthe…
the thermal energy in a hot iron flows into a shirt. what can possibly be said about this situation?\nthe iron is warmer than the shirt.\nthe iron has less energy than the shirt.\nthe iron is 92°c and the shirt is 96°c.\nthe iron has less heat than the shirt.
Answer
Brief Explanations:
Heat (thermal energy) transfers from a warmer object to a cooler one. If thermal energy flows from the iron to the shirt, the iron must be warmer than the shirt.
- Option 2: Energy content (which depends on mass, specific heat, and temperature) is not directly indicated by heat flow direction.
- Option 3: If the iron was (92^{\circ}C) and the shirt (96^{\circ}C), heat would flow from the shirt to the iron.
- Option 4: Heat is energy in transit; we don't say an object "has heat" in the sense of comparing amounts like this in the context of heat flow direction determination.
Answer:
The iron is warmer than the shirt.