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Does dirt get warm or is it cold?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Dirt is just matter. It gets hot or cold based on whether energy is being added or removed from it. Earth's core is very hot, but "dirt" goes not conduct heat as fast as it can radiate heat to space (or convect heat into the atmosphere). Dirt will absorb energy from sunlight, and get warm. Dirt will lose any moisture it has, which will tend to cool the dirt. Dirt will support decomposition of buried biomass, which will tend to heat the dirt.

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16y ago

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