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Since most of the time we are concerned with heat being transferred via conduction, the denser the material, the easier it is to conduct heat. Except for the rare anomaly (think ice vs liquid water) solids are denser than their corresponding liquid forms.
All that is a gross simplification of course. Many liquids heat quite a bit better than solids and convection (which can occur in liquids but not solids) can greatly aid in the speed of "heating up", so the generalization that solids heat up faster than liquids is only a tendency rather than a rule.
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Why is conduction useful?
Conduction is useful because it allows you to heat solids. FACT: Solids heat faster than liquids and gases.
Do liquids heat up faster than solids?
Yes, liquids heat up faster than solids.
Heat convection occurs in gases and liquids Heat convection does not occur in solids because solids are unable to?
transfer heat by fluid motion
Heat can travel by?
Heat can travel in 3 ways by conduction in solids, convection of fluids (liquids or gases), and radiation.
Explain difference between heat transfer mechanisms in solids liquids gases and combinations of substances in terms molecular motion bulk motion and surface properties in industrial processes?
In solids, heat is transferred by conduction, the movement (vibration) of molecules. Heat transfer from solids to liquids and gases takes place through convection, or the movement of fluids at the surface. Radiation heat transfer can occur without a medium.
Why is conduction useful?
Conduction is useful because it allows you to heat solids. FACT: Solids heat faster than liquids and gases.
Do liquids heat up faster than solids?
Yes, liquids heat up faster than solids.
What happens to solid liquids and gases when they are heated?
Solids ---heat---> Liquids ---more heat---> gases
What conducts heat the poorest gases liquids or solids?
by filtration
Solids form liquids and then gases with the addition of heat?
yes
How can solids liquids and gases be made to contract?
By applying heat
What are facts about liquids solids and gases?
Five facts: 1. When liquids cool down, they become solids. 2. When gases cool down, they become liquids. 3. When solids heat up, they become liquids. 4. When liquids heat up, they become gases. 5. Some liquids will only freeze in temperatures that can never be recreated by humans.
Does heat move faster through solids or liquids and gasses?
no
Do Solids usually conduct heat better then liquids and gases?
Solids do conduct heat better than gases, although not necessarily better than liquids. Some solids are actually composite materials, because they can have a porous structure which contains gas within the solid, and this results in solids that do not conduct heat very well. But it is the gas component which has this insulating property.
Heat convection occurs in gases and liquids Heat convection does not occur in solids because solids are unable to?
transfer heat by fluid motion
Why are gases heat insulator?
Because they conduct heat less efficiently than do liquids or solids.
When gases in the atmosphere form a blanket around the earth to hold heat in?
not liquids or solids?
