Ixchelt burns her tongue when she takes a sip of hot coffee from her mug. Which part of this example represents heat?

Heat is thermal energy transferred from a warmer object to a cooler one. The coffee is hotter than Ixchelt’s tongue, so thermal energy moves from the coffee to her tongue. Therefore, the correct choice is the thermal energy moving from the coffee to her tongue.

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