Imagine that you walk out of your warm house on a cold winter's day. What is different between the air inside and outside of your house in this scenario?
A)The molecules in the warm air of your house are moving faster than those outside.
B)The molecules in the warm air have more potential energy than those outside.
C)The molecules in the cold air outside of your house are moving faster than those inside.
D)The molecules in the cold air outside of your house have more kinetic energy than those inside.
E)The molecules in the warm air inside of your house have less entropy than those outside.

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The warm air inside the house has higher kinetic energy, which means that the molecules are moving faster than in the cold air outside.

Imagine That You Walk Out of Your Warm House on a Cold