How does heat travel through solids?

Answer 1

well in a solid, when it is heated the particles get extra energy and start vibrating, when they vibrate they pass some energy to the atom next to them which also gives off heat and so on a so forth until the whole thing is heated.

The process is called conduction.

Answer 2

Heat is transferred through solids by the process of conduction.

• The particles in a solid are very close together.
• When heat energy is given to the particles, they begin to vibrate faster. They hit the particles next to them and this passes on the energy.
• Metals conduct heat energy very well because they have mobile electrons in their structure. These can move easily through the metal and carry the heat energy.
• It takes a full kettle longer to boil than a half full one because the mass is larger (there is more water) so it contains more heat and energy, which will take longer to all be boiled.
• A pan full of 50C water contains more energy than a teaspoon of 50C water, because there are so many more molecules in it.

Technically, heat is the conversion of thermal energy. To answer your question, the fast moving atoms collide with other atoms and increase friction, which forms a molecular chain reaction and eventually causes an increase in thermal energy, or "heat". This process is termed thermal conduction.

Answer 3

Heat can travel through solids via conduction, where thermal energy is transferred from molecule to molecule through direct contact. As the molecules within a solid gain energy, they vibrate and collide with neighboring molecules, passing on this kinetic energy. This process continues until a thermal equilibrium is reached within the solid.

Answer 4

Heat is basically atoms moving about, so when one atom crashes into another atom, some of the movement is passed on to the other atom, slowly, movement will be distrubuted throughout the substance.

Answer 5

Conduction - the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.

Answer 6

The process of conduction is how heat moves through solids. With solids, the heat energy is passed on by the atoms.

Answer 7

what is only way heat can travel through solids

Answer 8

Heat travels along a solid by conduction.

Answer 9

When a solid is heated the particles in it gain more energy and vibrate more. The particles bump into each other and pass the energy on.

Answer 10

Solids, by conduction. Fluids, by convection.