Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Thermal properties and temperature

Thermal properties and temperature — practice question

A lump of ice that is melting at $0\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ and a beaker containing boiling water are each placed in a laboratory. The laboratory temperature is $20\,^{\circ}\text{C}$. What is happening to the temperature of the melting ice, and what is happening to the temperature of the boiling water?

  • Atemperature of melting ice: constant; temperature of boiling water: constant
  • Btemperature of melting ice: constant; temperature of boiling water: increasing
  • Ctemperature of melting ice: increasing; temperature of boiling water: constant
  • Dtemperature of melting ice: increasing; temperature of boiling water: increasing

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