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Phoebe removes frozen vegetables from the freezer to make herself a stir-fry. She’s in a bit of a hurry, so she immerses the plastic bag of vegetables in a pot of warm water. As a result, the vegetables thaw in less than 15 minutes. Which sentences accurately describe the heat transfer that has taken place?

The plastic bag conducted heat to the vegetables.
The water and vegetables both lost an equal amount of heat.
Heat from the vegetables was transferred to the water.
Atoms in the vegetables began vibrating faster.
Water in contact with the plastic bag cooled down.

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User Louis T
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the plastic bag conducted heat to the vegetables.
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User Dakatine
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Answer:

Atoms in the vegetables began vibrating faster.

Step-by-step explanation:

The frozen vegetables have some atoms that they move slower because of the temperature. When they are in contact with warm water, they start to gain energy and to move faster, that is the reason the process it was less than 15 minutes to be ready.

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