Maja puts a hockey puck onto ice. After a while the temperature of the hockey puck decreases. What happens to the molecules of the hockey puck when the temperature of the puck decreases?

The energy of the molecules in the hockey puck decreases.

Explanation:

When the temperature of the hockey puck decreases, then the energy of the molecules in the hockey puck decreases as well.

In this scenario, when the temperature of the hockey puck decreases, then the hockey puck will gain heat molecules and the cold energy of the molecules that are in the hockey puck will reduce.

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