if we think of heat as energy, what do we consider something like simple ice cubes?

Question

So we consider heat to be energy. But what is the reaction of putting ice cubes into a drink? Is this not energy too?

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Answer 1

Heat is a form of energy (or a result/expression of energy, if you like). The liquid drink has some energy (heat) in it, and the ice cubes have less energy (heat) in them. When you put the ice cubes in the drink, the energy wants to equalize, so energy (heat) moves from the higher-energy material (the drink) into the lower-energy material (the ice) until they’re roughly equal, which melts the ice.

Answer 2

Heat is just particles jiggling. If you have a Jenga tower not jiggling, it looks like one solid piece. But if all the pieces were jiggling it would spill everywhere and you could not keep the pieces together without a container.

Answer 3

I think you are misunderstanding energy as a workforce.

Energy itself doesn’t do “work”.

Difference of the energy does.

If the surrounding air is 500 degree, shoving coals that burn at 500 degree won’t do any work.

What happens with dropping ice cube in the cup is like digging a deep hole in a sand dune. It takes energy from surrounding and equalize, which is kinda work.