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No, certainly not.
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a body. The temperature of a thing is how strongly the little bits of that thing are shaking about. If they shake hard enough, meaning that the thing is hot enough, they shake the bits apart, so that the thing melts or evaporates.
If I take something hot and put it against something cold, then the shaking of the molecules of the hot matter jostle the molecules of the cold matter, passing on some of their energy. To us that is a flow of heat energy from the hot matter to the cold.
Get that straight! It is a flow of energy, not of temperature, and the temperature is not the flow!
But, you say, suppose I take 10 grams of water at 95 degrees and put them against 10 grams of water at 35 degrees, I will get 20 grams at 65 degrees, right? How does that differ from a flow of temperature?
Temperature does not flow; heat does. I chose that example carefully to make it look like a flow of temperature. Think of a different example: suppose that we put 10 grams of Mercury at 95 degrees against 10 grams of water at 35 degrees; then we would get the whole lot at just about 37 degrees instead of 65 degrees, because it takes about 30 times as much heat to increase the temperature of one gram of water by one degree as it takes to heat one gram of mercury by one degree.
Now, what happened to that "flow of temperature"?
Get the picture?
Heat will flow until the temperatures are the same all right, but the heat still is the only thing that flows.
But, you say, isn't the temperature itself the flow?
No, because if I have water at 95 degrees and I don't have it touching anything at a different temperature, then there is no flow of heat (or energy, if you like; same thing in our examples) and yet the temperature stays at 95. If the temperature were the flow, then zero flow would mean zero temperature, right? And do we get zero temperature? Not a bit of it; we get 95 degrees!
Is this helping you get it straight? If not, ask again.
What else can I help you with?
Is energy as heat flow from a lower temperature to a higher temperature true?
No, energy does not naturally flow as heat from a lower temperature to a higher temperature. Heat energy always flows from a higher temperature to a lower temperature in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics.
What is the difference between open and closed systems in physics and how do they impact the flow of energy and matter within a system?
In physics, open systems allow energy and matter to flow in and out, while closed systems do not allow matter to enter or leave but allow energy to flow. Open systems can exchange both energy and matter with their surroundings, while closed systems can only exchange energy. This impacts the flow of energy and matter within a system by determining whether it can interact with its environment and receive inputs or outputs.
Why will heat not flow from an ice cube to a hot drink?
Heat is the flow of thermal energy from one object to another. Heat always moves from warm objects to cool objects, not cool objects to warm objects.
Why do particles of matter transfer thermal energy from hot to cold?
A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the 'source') to another location, using mechanical work. Most heat pump technology moves heat from a low temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink.
In what direction does heat flow Why do particles of matter transfers thermal energy in this direction?
Heat flows from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature due to the tendency of particles to move from higher kinetic energy to lower kinetic energy. This transfer of thermal energy occurs via conduction, convection or radiation, depending on the medium.
How can you use the flow of matter or energy in a system to predict a chang in that system?
how can we use the flow of matter or energy in a ayatem to predict a change in that system
Is energy as heat flow from a lower temperature to a higher temperature true?
No, energy does not naturally flow as heat from a lower temperature to a higher temperature. Heat energy always flows from a higher temperature to a lower temperature in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics.
How is the movement of matter through the biosphere difference from the flow of energy?
Unlike the one way flow of energy, matter is recycled within and between ecosystems.
How is the flow of energy through a community different from that of matter?
When an animal eats a plant as food, both energy and matter are passed from one organism to another in a food web. Unlike the flow of energy in a food web, however, the flow of matter is not one way. Matter cycles within a community.
What energy is the total energy of all of the particles in an object always flows from warmer matter to cooler matter?
The total energy is thermal energy, which is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of all particles. This flow of energy from warmer to cooler matter is due to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that heat naturally flows from higher temperature regions to lower temperature regions until thermal equilibrium is reached.
Is cold a matter?
Cold is not a matter, but rather a description of the absence of heat energy. Cold is perceived when objects or substances have a lower temperature than our bodies, causing heat to flow from our bodies to the colder object, making us feel cold.
What is the difference between open and closed systems in physics and how do they impact the flow of energy and matter within a system?
In physics, open systems allow energy and matter to flow in and out, while closed systems do not allow matter to enter or leave but allow energy to flow. Open systems can exchange both energy and matter with their surroundings, while closed systems can only exchange energy. This impacts the flow of energy and matter within a system by determining whether it can interact with its environment and receive inputs or outputs.
How does matter and energy flow through living system and the physical environment?
No it does not matter
What form of energy can flow in the absence of matter?
wind
What is the flow of energy from one materials to another?
Matter.
What are biogeochemical?
the flow of matter and energy in the physical environment
What is the direction of heat flow when a warm object and cool object touch?
from warm to cool, warmth is energy, coolness is the absence of energy.
