Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) You only need to know the amount of thermal energy a body contains to calculate its temperature.
• B) The temperature of a body is directly proportional to the amount of work the body has performed.
• C) The quantity of thermal energy exchanged by two bodies in contact is inversely proportional to the difference in their temperatures.
• D) The quantity of thermal energy exchanged by two bodies in contact is directly proportional to the difference in their temperatures.
• E) Different amounts of thermal energy are transferred between two bodies in contact if different temperature scales are used to measure the temperature difference between the bodies.

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Definitions:

Fossilized

The process by which organic material is converted into a fossil through the replacement of the original material with mineral substances.

Trace

A very small amount of something.

Natural Selection

The evolutionary process by which favorable traits become more common in successive generations of a population, influenced by environmental pressures.