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Why does dry heat require higher temperatures for longer time periods to sterilize than does moist heat?
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∙ 13y ago
Water has a higher heat capacity than air. In other words, air is a very poor conductor of heat while water is a very efficient conductor of heat.
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Do particles in matter move more quickly at lower temperatures or higher temperatures?
At higher temperatures.
What changes size when heated or cooled?
Volume is affected. For example, gases require more volume at higher temperatures than lower ones.
What is the coldest temperature a fighter jet is allowed to operate or take-off in?
At higher elevation, and colder temperatures, airplanes require more runway to lift off the ground. It's the contrary for warm temperatures.
Why are the periods of daylight longer in summer?
Summer is the name for the time of year when both temperatures are higher and day is longer; both occur when the sun is at a higher angle in the sky, as a combined result of the earth's orbit and axial tilt.
Why do you need more oxygen at lower temperatures?
You Don't. You need higher amounts of Oxygen at higher temperatures.
What is energy that flows from higher temperatures to lower temperatures?
Heat.
Hydrogen or carbon fusion reactions require the highest temp?
Carbon fusion requires much higher temperatures and pressures than ordinary hydrogen fusion.
Thermal energy that flows from higher temperatures to lower temperatures?
heat
Why do temperatures get higher the closer you get to the equator?
The temperatures at the equator tend to be higher because the equator receives more direct sunlight.
Is carbon dioxide gas more soluble at higher temperatures?
No, as with any gas carbon dioxide is less soluble at higher temperatures.
Do molecule move faster at high or low temperatures?
molecules (or atoms) move faster at higher temperatures. higher temperature is a measure of higher kinetic energy.
Would Laos or Poland generally have higher temperatures year round?
depends where you live because you might have higher temperatures where you live where as i might have lower temperatures than laos or poland
