Multiple choice

When potatoes are boiling to get softer for mashing, how does heat energy move?

  1. heat from the water transfers into the cold potatoes

  2. the cold from the potatoes transfers to the warm water

  3. heat from the water dissolved the cold potato molecules

  4. heat from the water evaporates cold potato molecules
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Explanation

Heat energy naturally flows from an area of higher temperature to an area of lower temperature. Therefore, heat moves from the hot water into the cooler potatoes.

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