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the sun heats the top layer of the sand and not the bottem bit
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On a warm summer day the sand on a beach is very hot and at night the sand feels cool What happen to the heat in the sand?
It just cools off like your food cools off coming out of the microwave!
How does the greenhouse effect work?
Air pollution such as burning fossil fuels have carbon dioxide which acts as a layer in the atmosphere. Heat can go inside but not escape. Also, another example is the car. When one leaves their car outside in the sun, heat goes inside but doesn't escape (that's why they advise people not to leave their children and pets in the car on a very hot day).
How is crust different from mantle?
The crust is the layer we are able to live on. The mantle is very hot and we would be killed by the heat.
Which layer of the atmosphere is named after its high temperature?
The only layer I could think of would be the Thermosphere. The reason why this part of the atmosphere is so hot is that it is the top layer of the atmosphere.
Which heats up faster when applied to heat sand or air?
Sand does. Think about going to the beach on a hot summer day. The sand is always very hot, and most people will either be dancing around in the sun or wearing sandals. However, when they wade in the water or even go swimming, the water is always cooler. I hope this answers your question.
How is heat transferred to the sand on a beach?
The energy from the Sun adds energy to the molecules of the outermost layer of sand, which radiates infrared energy and also conducts thermal energy down into the sand.
Why is hot sand heats the air convection?
I think you mean why does hot sand heat the air by convection... The sand is heated by the sun, and the air is touching the sand, which is hot, so by convection, the sand is heating the air.
When you touch hot sand heat is transferred by?
Conduction
Is the sand on a beach gets hot from the sun endothermic or exothermic process?
Endothermic. The sand is absorbing heat. If it was radiating heat, that would be exothermic.
What is the different heat retention capabillities of straw sand paper and cloth?
Sand stays hot for the longest
What heat is a kite rises above a hot sand beach?
Convection
Why is the heat only warm and not hot?
Heat can be hot or boiling hot too...
Why is the Sahara Desert temperature high in the afternoon?
The Temperature is High in After Noons Because The Sun is shining On The Sand and the sand traps the heat from the sun and then the sand is becomes hot so the heat is coming out of it.
What are some things in Egypt?
pyramids! there are lots of them. sand, heat (its very hot)
Does a high or low specific heat mean the substance heats up so fast?
low specific heat is like sand and high specific heat is like water at the beach it may be hot outside the water is still cold but the sand is hot as ever.
The fact that desert sand is very hot in the day and very cold at night is evidence that sand has a low specific heat capacity or high specific heat capacity?
It has a very low specific heat because it absorbs and releases heat energy very readily.
When you walk barefoot on hot sand heat is transferred to your feet from the sand?
Heat is transferred by thermal conduction.
