Question

a student touches a freshly baked cake that was taken out of the oven. which best explains why the cake feels hot? molecules in the skin are moving faster than molecules in the cake. molecules in the cake are moving faster than molecules in the skin. the kinetic energy of molecules in the cake is more than the energy in the baking tray. the kinetic energy of molecules in the baking tray is more than the energy in the cake.

Explanation:

Temperature is related to molecular motion. A hot cake has faster - moving molecules than the cooler skin, so heat is transferred from the cake to the skin, making the cake feel hot.

Answer:

The molecules in the cake are moving faster than molecules in the skin.