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What do people use to reduce the transfer of energy between their homes and the surrounding environment?
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∙ 9y ago
Insulation to prevent heat from passing through the walls, and trees to slow down the wind from either delivering heat or carrying it away. Deciduous trees (the ones with leaves) are also useful for shading the house in the summer, but allowing sunlight to warm the house during the winters.
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When a substances cools it loses what energy to its surrounding?
When a substance cools, it loses thermal energy to its surrounding environment.
When a substance loses energy to its surrounding environment?
exothermic
What are the differences between energy transfer and energy transformation?
In an energy transfer, the energy moves from one object/material to another. In an energy transformation, one form of energy transforms into another. In both, the amount of energy does not change, but in an energy transformation, some energy is lost into the environment.
How does energy transfer affect the environment?
maria ozawa
What is the effect of energy transfer to the environment?
global warming
An organism's special role in an environment is its?
To transfer energy
Describe the three basic mechanisms of heat transfer?
1.Conduction or diffusionThe transfer of energy between objects that are in physical contact2.ConvectionThe transfer of energy between an object and its environment, due to fluid motion3.RadiationThe transfer of energy to or from a body by means of the emission or absorption of electromagnetic radiation
Why is the energy generated from friction difficult to recover?
It is radiated as heat energy which is quickly dissipated to the surrounding environment.
What is the relationship between energy transfer and temperature change?
energy transfer increases temperature
What are three ways conduction affects our natural environment?
Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through a substance or between substances in contact, by the collision
How does cavity wall insulation reduce energy transfer?
Cavity wall insulation is the addition of an insulating material between two layers of wall on the outside of a building. It reduces energy transfer by preventing heat (from the inside or the outside) from travelling through the wall to surrounding air.
Can energy transfer happen between two objects when each object has the exact same energy?
When each object has the same energy, energy transfer can still occur between objects. The object with the greatest mass or traveling speed will transfer the energy.
