Question

the thermal energy in a hot iron flows into a shirt. what can possibly be said about the situation?
the iron is warmer than the shirt.
the iron has less energy than the shirt.
the iron is 30°c and the shirt is 10°c.
the iron has lost heat than the shirt.

Explanation:

Heat energy transfers from a hotter object to a colder one. When heat energy from a hot iron flows into a shirt, it means the iron is at a higher temperature (warmer) than the shirt initially. We cannot be sure of specific temperature values just from the heat - transfer fact, and heat transfer is about temperature difference not just total energy in an absolute sense. Also, the shirt gains heat, not the iron losing heat in the way the last option implies.

Answer:

The iron is warmer than the shirt.