Your grandmother places a pitcher of iced tea next to a plate of warm, freshly baked cookies so that the pitcher and the plate are touching. you tell your grandmother that the plates are in thermal contact, which means that

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Karsyn Boyle

5 December, 10:58

Your grandmother places a pitcher of iced tea next to a plate of warm, freshly baked cookies so that the pitcher and the plate are touching. you tell your grandmother that the plates are in thermal contact, which means that

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Miley Collier · Answer 1

Both the plate and the pitcher together is a system where heat transfer is able between both objects. In this case the plate is able to transfer its thermal energy or heat to the pitcher of ice.