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Why is a cold mountain lake has more thermal energy than a hot cup of water?
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∙ 8y ago
Even though the lake has less energy by unit of volume, the lake is so much bigger that the total content is higher. It's like comparing a truckload of coins to a pocket of bills. Lower value, but more of it.
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Does the amount of substance change its thermal energy?
Yes, the more substance you have, the slower the temperature change.
What material poorly conducts thermal energy?
Thermal energy is the internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium by virtue of its temperature. A hot body has more thermal energy than a similar cold body, but a large tub of cold water may have more thermal energy than a cup of boiling water. Thermal energy can be transferred from one body, usually hotter, to a second body, usually colder, in three ways: conduction , convection, and radiation. Insulator
What is the definition for thermal energy for kids?
thermal energy is energy in the form of heat.
How can you tell if something is conducting thermal energy?
Something is conducting thermal energy if it is hot or cold to touch. Heat is thermal energy and heat can be felt by either the feeling of cold, or hot.
What form of energy moves from hot to cold objects?
Thermal energy
Can a container of hot water have the same thermal energy as a container of cold water?
No, it can't have the same thermal energy. The hot water loses energy to the surroundings. Cold is an absence of energy, as energy is removed the water becomes cold.
Does ice cold water have more eneergy than cold tap water?
The energy content of still water isolated from external energy sources is generally thermal energy, and "cold" is in actuality the absence of heat. Thus the colder the water is, the less thermal energy it contains.
Would it be possible for the thermal energy in a bowl of cold water to equal the thermal energy in a bowl of hot water?
it depends on the type of bowl...
Can a container of cold water have the same thermal energy as hot water?
No, the thermal energy of any object is a multiple of its temperature (absolute), the specific heat of the material it is made of, and the mass of the material. So obviously a large pot contains more energy than a small one.
Does the amount of substance change its thermal energy?
Yes, the more substance you have, the slower the temperature change.
What happens to thermal energy when you mix hot and cool water together?
Since hot water is less dense that cold air the hot water will rise and the cold would sink then it keeps doing this in a circular motion 'till the thermal energy reaches to thermal equilibrium.
What material poorly conducts thermal energy?
Thermal energy is the internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium by virtue of its temperature. A hot body has more thermal energy than a similar cold body, but a large tub of cold water may have more thermal energy than a cup of boiling water. Thermal energy can be transferred from one body, usually hotter, to a second body, usually colder, in three ways: conduction , convection, and radiation. Insulator
What is the definition for thermal energy for kids?
thermal energy is energy in the form of heat.
How can you tell if something is conducting thermal energy?
Something is conducting thermal energy if it is hot or cold to touch. Heat is thermal energy and heat can be felt by either the feeling of cold, or hot.
Would it take more thermal energy to heat up a cold pan of water than a hot pan of water?
Yes
It would take more thermal energy to heat up a cold pan of water than a hot pan of water?
Yes
State of lower thermal energy?
cold
