Shelly tells a friend that her computer needs to be fixed because it has been producing a lot of heat and is smoking. Where is the error in her statement?

Heat cannot be described as having been produced.

Thermal energy cannot be produced by electronics.

Her computer should be producing a lot of heat and does not need to be fixed.

Her computer is producing thermal energy, not heat.

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Brycen Pruitt

5 June, 10:21

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Donte Carney · Answer 1

Her computer is producing thermal energy, not heat.

Darrell Clements · Answer 2

This chart lists four examples of two objects that are in contact.

Which statement accurately describes the flow of heat in each example?