The Illustration Below Shows Two Metal Blocks, One Hot and One

question 32

Multiple Choice

The illustration below shows two metal blocks, one hot and one cold, placed together so their sides are touching.What do you expect to happen to the temperature of the blocks as time passes?

• A) Nothing will happen.
• B) The temperature of the hot block will decrease, and the temperature of the cold block will increase a little bit, but the hot block will always stay a bit warmer than the cold one.
• C) The temperature of the cold block will decrease, and the temperature of the hot block will increase.
• D) The hot block will cool down, but the temperature of the cold block will not change.
• E) The temperature of the cold block will increase, and the temperature of the hot block will decrease until the temperature of the two blocks is the same.

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