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When you stick a metal or plastic spoon in extreamely hot water which one will bend more?
no
Why does a metal spoon feel hotter than a wooden spoon when in hot water?
because metal is a conductor which likes hot things
Why does a metal spoon handle gets hot in soup but a plastic spoon handle does not?
Because metals conduct heat really well. Plastics conduct only a little heat with difficulty.
You are making soup and you put a metal spoon in the pot to stir the soup. You leave and when you come back to stir the soup the spoon is super hot. What term describes why the spoon is so hot?
Conduction. The metal of the spoon conducts heat - therefore it heats up.
If you touch a hot metal spoon you experience heat transferred by what?
conduction
Why doesn't a plastic spoon in hot chocolate hot?
plastic doesnt hold heat. unlike the spoon
Why would it be better to use a plastic spoon instead of a metal spoon to eat on a hot day?
Metal is a good conductor of heat. Plastic is a poor conductor of heat. On a hot day the plastic spoon may stop you scalding your mouth if it is left out in the sun.
Why doesn't a plastic spoon in your hot chocolate feel hot to your hand?
Because plastic isn't as good a conductor of heat as metal.
When you stick a metal or plastic spoon in extreamely hot water which one will bend more?
no
Why does a metal spoon get hot in a pot of boiling water?
'nothing, it's like putting a spoon in a hot soup' Wrong ^ As the metal spoon is a better conductor of heat than the air the hot water (or soup) and the spoon as a larger surface area with the air (or active sight) it transfers heat to the surrounding faster, thus cooling the hot liquid faster.
Why does a metal spoon kept in hot tea become hot?
The heat will transfer to the spoon (if metal).
Why does a metal spoon feel hotter than a wooden spoon when in hot water?
because metal is a conductor which likes hot things
When you touch a hot metal spoon what is the heat is transferred by?
yea
Why does a metal spoon handle gets hot in soup but a plastic spoon handle does not?
Because metals conduct heat really well. Plastics conduct only a little heat with difficulty.
Look at figure 6-1 in your text Explain the transfer of energy in diagram and tell why the metal spoon gets hot?
part of the spoon is heated by contact with the hot water .heat is transferred through the metal spoon, particle by paricle, until the entire spoon is hot.
Why doesn't a plastic spoon in hot chocolate feel hot?
because the heat
When a metal spoon is used in a hot liquid the handle of the spoon soon becomes hot This process of heat transfer is called?
Conduction.
