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Most thermal pots use a vacuum flask inside. The inner and outer walls are separated by a vacuum. The only way heat is transferred from inner to outer walls is by radiation.

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What is the job of a thermos?

A thermos is designed to keep beverages hot or cold for an extended period of time by providing insulation that minimizes heat transfer. It works by creating a vacuum-insulated chamber that prevents heat from escaping or entering the container, maintaining the desired temperature of the liquid inside.


Which type of container keep liquid hotter longer?

If you are using wood, metal, plastic, or a thermos it would have to be a thermos because inside of it there insulators. Insulators are used to keep whatever is inside the same without the stuff outside interfering. Why else do you think we drink hot coffee in a thermos.


Why do styrofoam cups keep the liquids cold or hot?

Styrofoam cups have insulating properties that help to retain the temperature of the liquid inside. The material is made up of many small air pockets that slow down the transfer of heat, keeping hot liquids hot and cold liquids cold.


What method of heat transfer is occurring between the liquid and the metal spoon?

Heat (thermal energy) will move between a liquid and a spoon placed in it by the method we call conduction. The thermal energy will be conducted from a hot liquid to a cool spoon by direct contact. There will be a bit of convection in the liquid near the spoon. This is because that liquid (being hotter or cooler than the spoon, depending on the experiment) changes density and either rises or descends. But the point is that direct contact between the liquid and the spoon will set up conditions that allow conduction of the thermal energy.


What energy is transfer as you drink hot cocoa?

When you drink hot cocoa, thermal energy (heat) is transferred from the hot cocoa to your body. This transfer of energy helps to warm you up and can be felt as the hot cocoa travels down your throat and warms you from the inside.

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How do you keep liquid hot in antarctica?

Fire works nicely to keep liquid hot.


What energy transformation occurs when you use a hot plate to boil a liquid?

Electrical to thermal


Why does liquid glass have more thermal energy than the solid glass bowl?

When a material changes from a solid to a liquid, its particles have higher kinetic energy, leading to a higher thermal energy. In the case of glass transitioning from a solid bowl to a liquid state, the particles in the liquid glass have more freedom to move and vibrate, increasing their thermal energy compared to the solid state.


What is thermal storage system for solar system?

Well, that might be thermal mass inside a dwelling, or water, as in hot water, heated by the sun.


What is the energy transformation in a hot glue gun?

In a hot glue gun, electrical energy is transformed into heat energy. The electrical energy from the power source is used to heat up a metal rod inside the gun, which melts the glue sticks and turns them into a liquid adhesive ready to be dispensed.


What is the red hot liquid present inside the center of the earth called?

Magama.


What are examples of thermal expansion of a liquid?

Examples of thermal expansion of a liquid include water expanding as it is heated, causing liquids like mercury in a thermometer to rise when exposed to heat, and gasoline expanding in a fuel tank on a hot day.


WHY styrofoam cups keep liquid hot and cold?

Heat cannot travel through the foam material so the drink stays well insulated inside the foam cup.


What does the change in density mean if a hot and cooler liquid are present together?

The change in density between the hot and cooler liquid can result in the hot liquid rising and the cooler liquid sinking due to differences in temperature causing changes in density. This phenomenon is known as thermal convection and is responsible for processes such as boiling water or ocean currents.


What is the Functions of thermos flask with diagram?

The primary function of a thermos flask is to keep liquids hot or cold. There is an outer protective layer with a hollow area inside before the actual area where the liquid is stored. Heat or cold gets trapped in the hollow area and that is what keeps a liquid hot or cold.


What is the job of a thermos?

A thermos is designed to keep beverages hot or cold for an extended period of time by providing insulation that minimizes heat transfer. It works by creating a vacuum-insulated chamber that prevents heat from escaping or entering the container, maintaining the desired temperature of the liquid inside.


Is a cup with a hot liquid inside an open system or a closed system?

The system is open.