A fisherman in a boat is drinking a cup of hot coffee. The large lake below his boat is full of cold water. Which statement is an accurate comparison of the lake water and the coffee?
1:The lake will have more total thermal energy, but the particles in the coffee will be moving faster.
2: The coffee will have more total thermal energy, but the particles in the lake water will be moving faster.
3: The coffee will have more total thermal energy, and the particles in the coffee will be moving faster.
4: The lake will have more total thermal energy, and the particles in the lake water will be moving faster.
The correct answer is:
2: The coffee will have more total thermal energy, but the particles in the lake water will be moving faster.