Sixth-grade students conduct a laboratory experiment investigating the flow of thermal energy. They place a sealed plastic bag filled with water at 60°C into a beaker filled with an equal amount of water at 80°C. They then put the beaker with the plastic bag in an insulated container. Based on the flow pattern of thermal energy, what can students predict will most likely happen in about an hour?

A. Thermal energy will flow from the cooler water in the plastic bag to the warmer water in the beaker so that the temperature of the water in the beaker will be 60°C and the temperature of the water in the plastic bag will be 80°C.

B. Thermal energy will flow from the warmer water in the beaker to the cooler water in the plastic bag so that the temperature of the water in the plastic bag will be 80°C and temperature of the water in the beaker will be 60°C.

C. Thermal energy will flow from the warmer water in the beaker to the cooler water in the plastic bag so that the temperature of the water in both the plastic bag and the beaker will be 70°C.

D. Thermal energy will flow from the cooler water in the plastic bag to the warmer water in the beaker so that the temperature of the water in both the beaker and the plastic bag will be 70°C.