Alisa needs to make some hot tea for her ill mother. She uses some ice-cold water from the freezer and heats it up in the kettle. As she hears the teapot whistling, she asks herself, “How is the motion of the ice water’s particles changing as the hot tea is being made?” What is the best answer to Alisa’s question?

Answer choices

A. The particles in the cold water moved at a slow rate until a decrease in temperature caused an increase in particle motion in the hot tea.

B. The particles in the cold water moved at the same rate until an increase in temperature caused a decrease in particle motion in the hot tea.

C. The particles in the cold water moved at a high rate until an increase in temperature caused a decrease in particle motion in the hot tea.

D. The particles in the cold water moved at a slow rate until an increase in temperature caused an increase in particle motion in the hot tea.
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