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A warm object has more energy that a cold object and we call that heat energy.
More heat energy corresponds to more energy of the constituent particles (atoms and molecules.) The energy of constituent particles is both kinetic and potential.
Boltzmann was a physicist studying heat and thermodynamics about 150 years ago and we know from his work that the temperature of a system is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles in the system.
It is thus correct to say that warm objects have particles with more kinetic energy.
(We more often say that the warm object has more heat energy energy because the heat energy accounts for both increased potential energy of molecules and thier increased kinetic energy.)
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoAlthough cold, relative to -273'C or 0 Kelvin (or absolute zero) 'cold' objects can be relatively 'warm'. So a block of aluminum at -50'C is very cold, but the atoms still have movement relative to this temperature, so it still has heat energy. -50'C may seem cold, but put on the Kelvin scale for temperature and it is 223 degrees Kelvin, 223 degrees above absolute zero.
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∙ 13y agoTemperature is dependant on the Internal energy of a body. Therefore, the cold substance will have less energy than the hot substance.
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∙ 6y agoYes.
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Does a cold object still have heat?
Yes, it still has some amount of internal energy or "heat". Even considering the coldest objects in the universe, it is still impossible for an object to have no heat, and this theoretical state is known as absolute zero.
Heat will flow from a hot object to a cold object until the objects reach what?
In a closed system, yes. Both objects will be at the same thermal energy level, and neither will be able to release any to the other. In the real world, this is not the case, heat would continue to dissipate until the object reaches the same thermal energy level as the air around it, approximately.
Does Heat flows from cold to hot or hot to cold?
Heat can usually be considered as the energy of motion of atoms and molecules. Heat can flow spontaneously only from warm to cold. Heat can be made to go in the other direction, but only by doing work. So, the simple answer is: from warm to cold.
Why does CO2 make objects cold?
you mean the solid form of CO2?? Because heat is transferred to the dry ice from the other object, removing thermal energy and lowering its temperature.
Does everything have heat?
yes everything has heat
Does cold objects have heat energy?
cold objects do have heat energy.
Which form of energy moves spontaneously from hot objects to cold objects?
Thermal energy moves spontaneously from hot to cold objects.
Energy of hot objects?
energy is heat so more than cold objects
What is both a form of energy and a way that heat transfers energy?
Thermal energy, or heat energy, is a form of energy and a way that heat transfers energy from hot objects to cold objects.
Does heat travel from cold objects to hot objects?
heat dosent travel from cold objects to hot objects ,it only travels fron hot to cold objects
Does matter have heat energy when it is cold?
Because molecules in matter are always moving, virtually all matter has some heat energy, even when it seems cold to you. Matter that seems cold is merely not as hot as objects near it, or as hot as your hand. It still has temperature and thus heat energy. As long as its temperature is above -459.7°, it has heat energy.
Does a cold object still have heat?
Yes, it still has some amount of internal energy or "heat". Even considering the coldest objects in the universe, it is still impossible for an object to have no heat, and this theoretical state is known as absolute zero.
How does heat move into something cold?
by all the condensation, Inproved: If you are talking about objects the heat wants to move to the colder places (thats why we get cold in winter) and the particles that are hot pass on the heat energy (thermal energy) to the particles ajecent to it wich then pass on that heat energy and onwards. Hope it helps! Harriet
Heat will flow from a hot object to a cold object until the objects reach what?
In a closed system, yes. Both objects will be at the same thermal energy level, and neither will be able to release any to the other. In the real world, this is not the case, heat would continue to dissipate until the object reaches the same thermal energy level as the air around it, approximately.
Which best describes how energy how heat energy moves within a system?
Heat energy is transferred from warmer objects to cooler objects.
How do you know that the transfer of heat energy occurred between two objects?
when two cold objects are rubbed against with each other...
In what direction will heat flow between two objects with different temperatures?
From the warmer object to the colder one. page 482 in the textbook, under the soup!
