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When a car burns fuel which of following best describes what happens to the energy of the system?
Chemical energy is transformed to mechanical energy and some heat energy
How is heat different from thermal energy?
There is no particular difference between heat and thermal energy. Heat is a form of thermal energy. Since thermal energy is energy from heat, heat and thermal energy are basically the same thing.
How is heat related to thermal energy?
Heat is the transfer of thermal energy.
Is heat the transfer of potential energy?
No. Heat is thermal energy
What items use heat energy.?
Cooking uses heat energy as the main source. It is the main activity that uses heat as a source of energy.
The best absorbers of heat are blank surfaces?
Dark surfaces are the best absorbers of heat because they absorb a wider range of wavelengths of light, converting them into heat energy. Light surfaces, on the other hand, reflect more light and thus absorb less heat.
What are the best absorbers of heat surfaces?
smooth, dark colored
What are bad absorbers of heat radiation?
Poor absorbers of heat radiation include materials that are light in color, shiny, or reflective, such as aluminum foil or white paint. These materials do not easily absorb heat energy from radiation and may instead reflect it away.
What are the two ways energy is transferred to absorbers?
Energy can be transferred to absorbers through radiation, where energy is emitted in the form of electromagnetic waves, such as light. Energy can also be transferred through conduction, where heat is directly transferred through physical contact between objects of different temperatures.
Why dark surfaces are good absorbers of heat and shiny surfaces are poor absorbers of heat?
If you are talking in terms of the suns heat being absorbed by the surfaces then I have the answer. Shiny surfaces naturally deflect the suns rays where as dark surfaces are easy conductors of heat as they naturally catch the suns rays. You will notice with leather or print on a shirt that it gets hot because the rays have nowhere to go. A shiny surface will just deflect it back.
The best absorbers of heat are what kinds of surfaces?
Dark, rough surfaces are typically better absorbers of heat compared to light, smooth surfaces. This is because dark surfaces absorb more light and convert it into heat, while rough surfaces have a greater surface area for heat absorption.
In general good absorbers of electromagnetic radiation are also good?
Yes, Good absorber of heat are good emitters of heat. And in both the way rate is same. This is Kirchoff's Law.
Why black bodies are good absorbers of heat?
Black bodies are good absorbers of heat because they absorb a wider range of wavelengths of light, including visible and infrared. Their dark color allows them to absorb more light energy, converting it into heat more efficiently than lighter-colored surfaces that reflect more light. This absorption helps black bodies retain heat and warm up quickly in response to radiation.
When light is incident on a black body it is?
absorbed completely, as black bodies are ideal absorbers of electromagnetic radiation. This absorption results in the conversion of light energy into thermal (heat) energy.
What are the best absorbers of thermal radiation?
Materials that are dark and matte, such as black paint or carbon-based materials, are effective absorbers of thermal radiation. Additionally, metals like copper and aluminum are good thermal absorbers due to their high thermal conductivity.
How is heat best classified?
Heat is best classified as energy :)
Why black colours are good absorbers of heat?
Black colors are good absorbers of heat because they absorb a wide range of light frequencies, including infrared radiation (heat). When light and heat hit a black surface, the color's pigments absorb most of the energy, converting it into heat energy rather than reflecting it. This absorption process causes the material to heat up, making black colors effective at absorbing and retaining heat.
