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In what ways can a person lose heat to or gain heat from the surroundings?
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∙ 12y ago
A person can lose/gain heat in five ways:
Conduction is the transfer of heat directly from one object to another. For example: sitting on the cold leather seats of an un-warmed vehicle.
Convection is the loss of heat through moving air or liquid. When it is cold we lose heat through the blowing wind
Evaporation occurs when a liquid changes into a gas. Sweating is an example of evaporation.
Radiation is heat sent outward into the air from your body and into nearby colder objects. It is also known as infrared energy.
Respiration is also when our body breathes in warm and humidified air and exhales carrying heat from the body.
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When a solid melts does its particles lose its heat energy?
No. They gain.
Does water gain heat or lose heat faster than h20?
land loses heat faster than H20
Why is the temperature of a thermometer the same as the temperature of the surroundings?
Heat energy gets exchanged between the thermometer and the surroundings. So, if you introduce the thermometer into a new surrounding, it will initially NOT have the same temperature. However, since it's small and doesn't have a lot of mass, it will soon lose or gain temperature, until it has the same temperature as its surroundings.
When a solid melts do its particles gain or lose heat energy?
A material must gain energy both before and during melting.
What does not gain or lose mass?
a closed system will not gain or lose mass
How does good conductors of heat work?
the material can gain or lose heat easily
What gains and loses heat much more quickly than?
There are a great many things that gain and lose heat. Metals for example gain and lose heat much more quickly than gasses.
Does good radiators gain or lose heat easily?
Yes to both--they gain heat from the source, and lose heat to the atmosphere. They have to be able to do both; if the radiator in your car couldn't absorb heat from the coolant, it wouldn't cool the engine properly.
How does an object gain or lose heat?
The answer is very simple, Its you mum
When a solid melts does its particles lose its heat energy?
No. They gain.
What does a substance gain or lose when its temperature changes?
The density of the substance becomes higher because of the particles slow down and move closer together when the substance cools.
What happens when oceans gain and lose heat slowly?
Nothing Happens
Does water gain heat or lose heat faster than h20?
land loses heat faster than H20
Do all insulators not lose or gain any heat at all?
yes,because an insulator blocks heat
Why is the temperature of a thermometer the same as the temperature of the surrounding?
Heat energy gets exchanged between the thermometer and the surroundings. So, if you introduce the thermometer into a new surrounding, it will initially NOT have the same temperature. However, since it's small and doesn't have a lot of mass, it will soon lose or gain temperature, until it has the same temperature as its surroundings.
Is evaporation heat gain or heat loss?
For what?It requires a heat gain for the water,but a heat loss for whatever the water is in contact with.
When a solid changes to liquid will it gain or lose energy?
It looses energy to the surroundings. When bindings brakes, energy is released.
