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styrofoam is an insulator. It only works if thematerial stored is already cold.
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Is a Styrofoam cooler conductor or insulator?
Insulator
Which type of cup will keep a hot drink warm the longest?
Styrofoam cups because of what they are made up of
On the moon witch object would fall with the same acceleration a bowling ball a shotput a Styrofoam cooler?
all three.
How doe a cooler keep drinks cold on a hot day?
It uses insulation which reduces the amount of heat entering the container by reducing the effects of conduction.
Best material to use to keep an ice cube from melting?
Tinfoil and Styrofoam. Styrofoam is a good insulator for hot and cold things, like when you hold a Styrofoam cup with hot tea in it, the tea in the cup wouldn't burn you. Take a jar, and wrap it with tinfoil, shiny side OUT. Cover the cap the exact same way. After, put lots of mashed up Styrofoam cups in until the jar is three quarters full, then insert your ice cube.It works, I've tried it.
How can styrofoam cups be used to keep coffee hot and cola cold?
styrofoam cups keep you beverages hot or cold because they are awesome
Does Styrofoam keep liquids warm?
Styrofoam is used to keep drinks cold or warm.
Why do you pack your food in Styrofoam?
Usually food it packed in Styrofoam to keep it cold (or warm)
Why is food packed in styrofoam?
To keep cold food cold or hot food hot. Styrofoam is very good insulation.
Why food is packed in styrofoam boxes?
To keep cold food cold or hot food hot. Styrofoam is very good insulation.
Is adding ice to a styrofoam cooler going to change the temp of canned drinks?
no it will just keep the drinks cold longer
Is styrofoam a better insulator of heat than plastic?
Styrofoam is a better insulator of heat than plastic. The plastic allows the heat in and out and the cold in and out. The Styrofoam helps keep the heat in.
How is ice useful?
To keep the beer in the cooler cold
Is a Styrofoam cooler conductor or insulator?
Insulator
Do hot beverages keep you cooler than cold beverages?
No
Why does a styrofoam cup keep hot chocolate warmer then a glass?
If the Stainless Steel cup has no insulation the Styrofoam cup will keep it warm longer.
Does news paper keep ice from melting?
Layers of newspaper can act as a primitive cooler if you wrap ice in them. The more newspaper, the better, but it won't keep it from melting as long as a styrofoam or plastic cooler would.
