An ice cube feels cold in your hand because _____________.

your hand is an insulator

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heat flows from the ice cube to your hand

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cold flows from the ice cube to your hand

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heat flows from your hand to the ice cube

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The correct option is D heat flows from your hand to the ice cube
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the colder one. For instance, when you hold an ice cube, heat is transferred from your warm hand to the cold ice and melts it. Your hand feels cold because it is losing heat energy.

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We know that heat transfers but coldness (absence of heat) does not. Still when we take an ice cube in any 1 of our hands and bring the other hand near it feels cold. Why does this happen?🤔🤔🤔

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