Two metal blocks that have slightly different temperatures are placed next to one another. After five minutes, they both have lower but equal temperatures. According to the law of conservation of energy, what most likely happened?

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skullpatrol · Answer

Any ideas?

jjwalton04 · Answer

Even though this isnt math... Theres another post of this question http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/53514d97e4b0285dde953d9d

anonymous · Answer

ik its science but i didnt notice till i posted oopsie

anonymous · Answer

its one of these
Energy was created inside the blocks.
Energy was destroyed inside the blocks.
Energy was absorbed into the blocks from outside the system.
Energy was transferred from the warmer block to the cooler block

anonymous · Answer

thx both of you

skullpatrol · Answer

what's your answer?

jjwalton04 · Answer

No problem

anonymous · Answer

its d?

anonymous · Answer

i hope

skullpatrol · Answer

they BOTH have lower but equal temperatures

anonymous · Answer

its not a or b bc energey cant be created or destroyed

anonymous · Answer

so i think its d

jjwalton04 · Answer

Wasn't a or b,(like you said) and energy can be transferred so i think your right

jjwalton04 · Answer

Newtons law: Energy cannot be created or destroyed

skullpatrol · Answer

How can  they BOTH have lower but equal temperatures?

jjwalton04 · Answer

Well, the temp lowered but there now the same temp

skullpatrol · Answer

the cooler block has to warm UP

anonymous · Answer

so is it c bc if it is i just failed tht questions

skullpatrol · Answer

absorbing would raise both temperatures

jjwalton04 · Answer

Yep because heat is absorbed

skullpatrol · Answer

the question says "they both have lower but equal temperatures"

anonymous · Answer

DANGET ..... so it IS c?

jjwalton04 · Answer

yeah that is strange, because warmth trys to overcome the cold,

jjwalton04 · Answer

not the opposite way around...

skullpatrol · Answer

just go with d

anonymous · Answer

ok

skullpatrol · Answer

something is wrong with the question :-\

jjwalton04 · Answer

ikr

anonymous · Answer

i copey and pasted so nope

skullpatrol · Answer

whoever wrote it made a mistake

jjwalton04 · Answer

lol not with u, with whoever wrote it

anonymous · Answer

ohhh  welll then lol :)
haha i guess thy want me to fail bc  its on the online schooling

jjwalton04 · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

i gtg i am in school see ya !!! <3
:)

skullpatrol · Answer

later