Question

Natural disasters can cause both immediate and long-term issues. For example, flooding is an immediate threat with dangerous high waters, and it can also cause an area to lose electricity for extended periods of time. To combat this, engineers have designed boxes that can keep food cool when there is no electricity for refrigeration. How should engineers design the boxes to be sure that the food within each box is not spoiled due to thermal energy transfer? A. The boxes must maximize thermal energy transfer to prevent thermal energy from transferring out of the boxes. B. The boxes must minimize thermal energy transfer to prevent thermal energy from transferring into the boxes. C. The boxes must minimize thermal energy transfer to prevent thermal energy from transferring out of the boxes. D. The boxes must maximize thermal energy transfer to prevent thermal energy from transferring into the boxes.

Answer 1

Answer:

. B. The boxes must minimize thermal energy transfer to prevent thermal energy from transferring into the boxes.

Explanation:

If a box is to remain cool, energy transfer into the box must be minimized and energy transfer out of the box must be maximized.

This implies that only a minimal amount of thermal energy can transfer into the box while the box looses heat rapidly. If a box is this designed, it is likely to remain cool.