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cos metal is a conductor of heat
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What causes something to be a conductor?
It can't be caused. A good conductor is something like a metal, the best conductor of heat is gold. If you have ever touched metal that has been in the sun, it's really hot because it is a good conductor of heat. A bad conductor is something like wood because it doesn't get hot. We can't tell it wood has been in the sun for a while.
Why can heat travel through metal but not wood?
Because metal is a conductor
Why metal feels colder than a wooden fence?
Metal will conduct heat better than wood. While both the metal and the wood are the same temperature, heat will flow from your hands to the metal very quickly (and you feel cold). When you touch wood, a poor conductor, heat does not flow from you as quickly.
Why does metal feels colder than a wooden fence?
Metal will conduct heat better than wood. While both the metal and the wood are the same temperature, heat will flow from your hands to the metal very quickly (and you feel cold). When you touch wood, a poor conductor, heat does not flow from you as quickly.
What will happen energetically to a cup of boiling hot water that is added to a cup containing a cold piece of metal?
choices are: The cold will flow from the metal into the hot water, causing the hot water to warm up and the metal to cool down. b. The energy from the hot water will flow into the cold metal, cooling the water down and heating up the metal. c. The cold will flow from the metal into the hot water, causing the hot water to cool down and the metal to warm up. d. The metal will cool down because the specific heat of water is high.
Can metal and wood be glued using a hot glue gun?
Yes, they can .
What matirial was used in early suspension bridges?
wood and hot metal
What kind of handle would be best for a metal pot and why?
Wood because it does not melt and/or get really hot. Metal, when heated, gets super hot. Plastic, when heated, melts.
Why does most pan have wooden handles?
The wood wont conduct the heat from the hot metal pan
What metal is made of wood's metal?
Wood is wood. It is not metal, it is a living thing.
Is wood a metal or non metal?
Wood is a non-metal because it is not a conductor, metal is.
Wood Before Metal?
When you purchase porch and patio furniture, try to get something that is made of wood instead of metal. It will last longer if you take care of it, and it usually won't get as hot as metal furniture will. Wooden furniture can also be painted if you want to change the color. You can get benches or chairs to add to the table that you get.
Why do some cooking pots have wooden handles?
A metal handle would get almost as hot as the pot, especially if you are cooking something for an extended time. Wood and plastic does not conduct heat as well as metal, so a wooden or plastic handle protects you from the heat while you cook.
What is wood to metal fitting?
A wood to metal fissting is a joint designed to join together a structual component made out of wood to a structural component made out of a metal.
What is a wood dressing tool?
Metal or wood?!
Why welders use welding torch not the flame of firewood in welding?
Welding involves melting metal. Wood flames don't get hot enough.
Are their instrument made in wood or metal?
ITS METAL
