Question: A student is mixing a cup of hot chocolate with a spoon. How is the heat transferred between the hot chocolate and the part of the spoon that is in the hot chocolate?
Answer: Conduction transfers energy from the hot chocolate to the spoon.
Hypothesis: heat is transferred to the spoon from the hot chocolate through conduction
Supporting facts: sent1: static electricity is when electrons are exchanged between objects through friction sent2: touching is similar to being exposed to sent3: if something transfers energy to something else then that something else absorbs that energy sent4: metal is a thermal conductor sent5: friction occurs when two object 's surfaces move against each other sent6: a spoon is a kind of object sent7: if something is in something else , then that something is exposed to that something else sent8: hot chocolate is kind of hot substance sent9: conductivity is a measure of how easily electricity travels through a material sent10: friction causes the temperature of an object to increase sent11: the heat energy in the cooler object increases in thermal conduction sent12: if one object absorbs more energy than another object , then the object will be warmer sent13: a hot substance is a source of heat sent14: conductivity is a kind of physical property sent15: if a spoon is used to stir a liquid then that spoon is touching that liquid sent16: thermal energy is a kind of energy sent17: absorbing energy causes objects / materials / substances to heat sent18: if heat is conducted to an object then that object will become hot sent19: sending electricity through a conductor causes electricity / electric current to flow through that conductor sent20: spoons are usually made of metal sent21: if a thermal conductor is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor may become hot / warm sent22: heat means heat energy sent23: hot chocolate is a kind of liquid sent24: heat energy is synonymous with thermal energy sent25: a spoon is used to stir a cup of hot chocolate
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if heat is conducted to an object then that object will become hot [AND] a spoon is a kind of object [INFER] int1: if heat is conducted to a spoon then that spoon will become hot [BECAUSE] spoons are usually made of metal [AND] metal is a thermal conductor [INFER] int2: spoons are usually thermal conductor [BECAUSE] if a spoon is used to stir a liquid then that spoon is touching that liquid [AND] hot chocolate is a kind of liquid [INFER] int3: if a spoon is used to stir hot chocolate then that spoon is touching that liquid [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] touching is similar to being exposed to [AND] a spoon is used to stir a cup of hot chocolate [INFER] int4: a spoon is exposed to the hot chocolate [BECAUSE] a hot substance is a source of heat [AND] hot chocolate is kind of hot substance [INFER] int5: the cup of hot substance is a source of heat [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int4 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: the spoon being exposed to the hot chocolate is an example of thermal conductor being exposed to a source of heat [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] if a thermal conductor is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor may become hot / warm [INFER] int7: the spoon in the hot chocolate will become hot [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int7 [INFER] int8: heat is transferred to the spoon from the hot chocolate through conduction