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Why doesn't quartz sand get hot?

quartz is a colorless prismatic mineral which allows sunlight to readily enter and leave its structure. in other words, it does not absorb any spectrum of light, so the light rays enter, are separated into different spectrum's and reflect out of the crystal maintaining the vast majority of the energy that it entered with. other sands are predominately composed of impurities which absorb the light rays and there energy. the energy from the light rays excite the molecules in the sand producing heat.


Name a substance that needs a lot of energy to raise its temperature?

Water is a substance that requires a lot of energy to raise its temperature because it has a high specific heat capacity. This means it can absorb a significant amount of heat energy before its temperature increases.


Into what kinds of energy does a toaster convert electrical energy?

Mostly heat, and a little bit of light. A lot like an incandescent light bulb.


Which type of obeject out of solid liquid or gas does heat travel the fastest?

Heat travels fastest in solids because the particles are closer together and can transfer energy more efficiently through collisions. Liquids and gases have particles that are more spread out, leading to slower heat transfer.


Materials with a high specific heat can absorb a lot of energy and show little change in temperature?

Yes. Specific heat capacity is the amount of heat energy required to change the temperature of the material, so a material with high specific heat needs a lot of heat energy for its temperature to go up.

Related Questions

What heat rays do you get on earth?

We receive heat rays from the Sun. In fact most of the heat comes from the visible light. Also, some heat comes from other sun rays such as infra red light. However, the atmosphere stops a lot of the Sun's rays before they reach the surface.


What type of energy is gas when a car goes on a highway?

Chemical energy (stored in the bonds of the molecules). When it burns, a lot of that energy becomes heat and a lot of that heat gets converted to internal energy as the hot combusted gas products reach high pressure with increasing temperature. The pressure pushes the pistons (kinetic energy) which translates to mechanical energy, which moves the car - which has kinetic energy as it moves.


What heat energy do you feel from boiling water?

A lot.


What type of energy does the ocean have a lot of?

Thermal energy.


What is the type of glass that keeps heat in?

a lot


Where does this energy come from once the hydrocarbons release a lot of energy when ignited?

This is the heat of combustion.


Why don't iguanas move a lot?

because Iguanas need to save energy and heat, and they do that by not moving a lot. they need the energy when they do have to move.


In terms of energy why is water used in cooling systems?

Water has a height specific heat, meaning it can absorb a lot of heat energy per kilogram.


Why doesn't quartz sand get hot?

quartz is a colorless prismatic mineral which allows sunlight to readily enter and leave its structure. in other words, it does not absorb any spectrum of light, so the light rays enter, are separated into different spectrum's and reflect out of the crystal maintaining the vast majority of the energy that it entered with. other sands are predominately composed of impurities which absorb the light rays and there energy. the energy from the light rays excite the molecules in the sand producing heat.


What type of energy do atoms and molecules contain?

Nuclear. Hence Nuclear bombs. Which shows they contain a LOT of energy. A LOT.


Name a substance that needs a lot of energy to raise its temperature?

Water is a substance that requires a lot of energy to raise its temperature because it has a high specific heat capacity. This means it can absorb a significant amount of heat energy before its temperature increases.


What is a reaction that gives out a lot of heat?

An example of a reaction that gives out a lot of heat is the combustion of gasoline in engines. This reaction releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat and light.