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This is an example of mechanical friction creating thermal energy

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Q: How is a rubbing your hands together an example of thermal energy?
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Which is the best example of thermal energy due to friction?

rubbing your hands together on a cold day.


What type energy is changed to thermal energy when you rub your hands together?

Mechanical energy is changed to thermal energy. This is when you are rubbing your hands together to make heat.


You convert kinetic energy into thermal energy when you rub two sticks together because?

Kinetic energy is movement energy. So when you rub two sticks together, the rubbing is the kinetic energy. The friction that this causes releases heat. Heat is thermal energy. So due to friction you can convert kinetic energy into thermal energy by rubbing sticks together.


When you rub your hands together on a cold day you use friction to convert kinetic energy into thermal energy?

You are converting mechanical energy into thermal energy. This is why your hands will feel warmer after rubbing them together.


Mechanical energy be converted to thermal energy?

rubbing handsMechanical energy converted to thermal energy


Mechanical energy to thermal energy?

Rub your hands together and they feel warm, right? That's it, rubbing your hands is using mechanical energy, which is by friction then converted to thermal energy (heat).


What enery tranformation takes place when rubbing your habds together?

thermal energychemical energy is transferred to thermal, sound, and motion energy. Thermal


Give an example of thermal energy?

When you rub two things together, like your hands, thermal energy is produced. This is a result of the friction.


What form of energy is a scout rubbing sticks together to start a fire?

Mechanical energy is being converted to thermal energy as the scout rubs the sticks together, creating friction that generates heat to ignite the fire.


What type of energy is produced when you rub your hands together?

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed. The change in temperature produced by rubbing your hands together is called friction, and it is the conversion of chemical energy in your cells into kinetic energy (The force that makes you rub your hands together) and that kinetic energy is partially converted into thermal energy. The conversion of kinetic to thermal is called friction.


What are some examples thermal energy?

a fires heat rubbing hands sun


What are some examples of thermal energy?

a fires heat rubbing hands sun