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Will an object will be a net radiator of energy when its thermal energy is less than that of its surroundings?
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What is heat energy called in an object?
Thermal energy of the object or body.
Is there a change in an objects thermal energy if the object is at thermal equilibrium?
no
How do icebergs contain thermal energy?
Any object that is above zero Kelvin - in other words, any object - contains thermal energy. As a simplified explanation, the thermal energy is contained in the movement of its atoms.
Which energy increases as temperature increases?
The thermal energy.The thermal energy.The thermal energy.The thermal energy.
Can an object have heat and thermal energy?
The answer is "partly". Thermal energy consists of the average kinetic energy of the particles (how much they move around, bumping into things and each other) and the average potential energy of the particles (tough to picture - how much they "shake back and forth", or oscillate, from their normal, resting position).
An object will normally be a net radiator of energy when its temperature is?
A radiator is a type of heating device. An object will normally be a net radiator of energy when it's temperature is higher than its surroundings.
What is the movement of energy from warmer object to a cooler object?
the movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called heat transfer
What is heat energy or thermal energy?
Heat is thermal energy moving from a warmer object to a cooler object.
What will an object that is warmer then its surroundings do?
In that case, heat energy will tend to flow from that object to its surroundings.
What type of radiator of energy is an object that is a good absorber of radiation?
An object that absorbs heat well will also emit heat well. The object will emit heat until equilibrium is reached with its surroundings.
Is temperature a measure of how much thermal energy an object has?
Yes, the hotter an object is, the greater the thermal energy it has.
Why is thermal energy so hard to store?
Heat has a tendency to move from hotter to colder substances. To store thermal energy, you need to keep an object hotter (or colder) than its surroundings; and there are no perfect insulators that stop the flow of heat altogether.
What is the name of the thermal energy that moves from a warmer object to a cooler one?
"Thermal energy" or "heat"."Thermal energy" or "heat"."Thermal energy" or "heat"."Thermal energy" or "heat".
Explain the difference between an object's external temperature and its thermal energy?
The thermal energy of an object consists of the total kinetic energy of all its atoms and molecules. The temperature of the object is a measured average intensity of its thermal energy.
How do you make heat transfer?
Heat transfer is the transition of thermal energy from a hotter mass to a cooler mass. When an object is at a different temperature than its surroundings or another object, transfer of thermal energy, also known as heat transfer, or heat exchange, occurs in such a way that the body and the surroundings reach thermal equilibrium; this means that they are at the same temperature. Heat transfer always occurs from a higher-temperature object to a cooler-temperature one as described by the second law of thermodynamics or the Clausius statement.
What is heat energy called in an object?
Thermal energy of the object or body.
What happens when thermal energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object?
thermal equilibrium
