1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
r-ruslan [8.4K]
3 years ago
6

Which of these statements is not necessarily true for two objects in thermal equilibrium?

Biology
2 answers:
Neporo4naja [7]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

I took the K12 test and this was the answer

Stella [2.4K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The objects' temperatures have both changed by the same amount

Explanation:

Two objects are said to be in thermal equilibrium if their temperature is the same.

Therefore, we can already state that the option

"The objects have the same temperature"

is true.

Furthermore, the temperature of an object is a measure of the average kinetic energy of its particles (in fact, temperature is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of its particles): so the following option

The objects are made of tiny particles that are moving at the same rate.

is also true (if the two objects have same temperature, then their particles have same average kinetic energy, so they are moving at the same rate).

From the laws of thermodynamics, we also know that for two objects in contact, heat is always transferred from the hotter object to the colder object, until the two objects reach thermal equilibrium. When they reach thermal equilibrium, their temperatures are the same, therefore they no longer exchange heat. So, the following option

The objects' temperatures are not changing

is also correct.

Therefore, the option that is NOT necessarily correct is

The objects' temperatures have both changed by the same amount.

In fact, it is possible that the magnitude of the change in temperature of the two objects was different: we only know that their final temperature is the same, however we don't know what was their initial temperature.

You might be interested in
What is the species name for pezizales
ikadub [295]
The Pezizales are an order of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota.
7 0
2 years ago
What does LOL mean ?
hammer [34]

Answer:Laugh Out Loud

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How much natural gas is used in the United States each year? How does this compare with oil and coal use?
kap26 [50]

Answer:In 2019, the United States consumed about 31.01 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas.

Explanation:

3 0
3 years ago
A series of choices between two characteristics that is used to identify organisms is called a?
Stella [2.4K]
The correct answer is a dichotomous key. Basically, you use the key to decide what species an organism is by looking at what traits it has, and if it doesn't have some traits you can instantly rule out a large number of species which brings you closer to your answer of what the species is that you're looking at.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How many chromosomes are in the body cells of an organism that has a diploid number of 8
pantera1 [17]

Answer:

there are 16 chromosomes

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • The healthcare proxy form permits a competent adult to designate a healthcare agent.
    8·1 answer
  • A "sticky end" is the result of this process. a. Restriction enzymes reconnecting DNA b. Restriction enzymes cutting DNA c. DNA
    15·1 answer
  • ___ is one argument against gradualism as an evolutionary model
    5·1 answer
  • What determines the color of visible light
    14·1 answer
  • 22. Pollution can enter and contaminate an aquifer from which of the following?​
    11·1 answer
  • Uestion пром How many atoms are approximately in one grain of sand?​
    12·2 answers
  • Which combination most likely makes an indentation?
    14·1 answer
  • Describe the role of the double fertilisation in angiosperm reproduction
    7·1 answer
  • Help me please! thanks
    14·1 answer
  • Where is the friction that allows the skater to complete the move that is occurring in this image?
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!