Question

shelly tells a friend that her computer needs to be fixed because it has been producing a lot of heat and is smoking. where is the error in her statement?
heat cannot be described as having been produced.
thermal energy cannot be produced by electronics.
her computer should be producing a lot of heat and does not need to be fixed.
her computer is producing thermal energy, not heat.

Explanation:

Heat is the transfer of thermal energy. A computer generates thermal energy due to electrical - resistance and component operation. It's incorrect to say it 'produces heat' as heat is the transfer process, not something generated directly. The computer has thermal energy which may transfer as heat.

Answer:

Her computer is producing thermal energy, not heat.