A steaming pot of water is resting on a red hot burner is that convection?

Q: Why is it possible to hold a lighted match stick until the flame burns quite close to the fingers?

A: The match stick is made up of wood which is the bad conductor of heat. When the lighted match stick…

Q: If you wanted to increase the speed of vaporization, you could

A: If you want to increase the speed of vaporization, you can try the following methods: 1. Increase…

Q: On average, would Earth be warmer or cooler without the atmosphere? Explain your answer.

A: Gases like carbon dioxide and methane are capable of trapping heat. This is known as the greenhouse…

Q: burning candle is carried away by (choose one) conduction, convection, or radiation

A: Most of the heat generated by a burning candle is carried by radiation.

Q: Why will water flow more readily than cold water through small leaks in a car radiator?

A: Surface tension of liquid depends on temperature. As temperature increases, surface tension…

Q: Consider a hot boiled egg in a spacecraft that is filled with air at atmospheric pressure and…

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Q: The Earth is not in thermal equilibrium with sun, Why?

A: The temperature of the sun and that of earth aren’t the same. Sun is at a very high temperature and…

Q: If you leave a metal spoon propped up in a pot Is this Conduction, convection, or radiation

A: Conduction is transfer of heat energy through one medium to another through contact.

Q: What are the practical implications of thermal expansion

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Q: Which of the following is NOT an example of convection in action?

A: convection is a way of heat transfer other than conduction and radiation. It's the heat transfere…

Q: Does convection happen when you mix water and food coloring that are at the same temperature?

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Q: Show how a change in ⁰C is equal to a change in K (Kelvin).

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Q: Can one object be hotter than another if they are at the same temperature? Explain.

A: Can one object be hotter than another if they are at the same temperature? Explain

Q: If air is a bad conductor of heat, why do we not feel warm without clothes?

A: Air is a bad conductor of heat because molecules are not close together as in solids. Thus, heat…

Q: The Earth constantly receives radiant energy from the sun and gets warmed up. Why does the Earth not…

A: As we know Earth is far from the Sun.

Q: What’s the Difference Between Conduction, Convection, and Radiation?

A: Heat/Energy can be transferred from one medium to another by three methods these are,  1.…

Q: Nuclear fusion (the energy source of the Sun) requires the fusing particles (usually protons) have…

A: average kinetic energy = 2.3×10-13 Joules

Q: A student pushes a cardboard box across a carpeted floor and afterwards notices that the bottom of…

A: Introduction: Every material has got roughness on its surface. This roughness is a result of the…

Q: As a cook you hold place a metal pan(with a wooden handle attached to it) on top a hot flame and…

A: Given As a cook you hold place a metal pan(with a wooden handle attached to it) on top a hot flame…

Q: explain the terms convection and conduction?

A: both conduction and convection are mode of heat transfer.conduction is the process in which transfer…

Q: Why does the water in a car radiator sometimes boil explosively when the radiator cap is removed?

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Q: A radiator pits warm air out at the top and draws in cooler air at the bottom. Is this Conduction,…

A: Given- A radiator pits warm air out at the top and draws in cooler air at the bottom.

Q: Give example of negative thermal expansion.

A: Negative thermal expansion (NTE), which is also known as “contraction upon heating,” is of…

Q: Please Explain What is Irreversible Isothermal Expansion?

A: Irreversible Process  Irreversible process is a process in which the system and the surrounding…

Q: Why do fishermen sail out to the sea in the night? What process helps them to sail easily to the sea…

A: The land’s specific heat capacity is very low as compared to the sea’s specific heat capacity. This…

Q: A new quilt is warmer than old one. Why?

A: The working process of quilt is to keep warm the body. Quilt act like a insulator it keep the air…

Q: During daytime at the beach, the sand is hotter than the water in the sea. Why is this so?

A: The specific heat of water is high which is 4200 J/kg C.

Q: How much energy is required to convert 0.10 kg of water at 100∘C to steam at 100∘C? Heat of…

A: Given data The mass of the water is m=0.10 kg The temperature of the water is Tw=100oC The…

Q: A brass ring with inner diameter 2.00 cm and outer diameter 3.00 cm needs to fit over a…

A: Change in diameter ∆D = D0 α∆tDf-D0=D0α∆tDf = D0+D0α∆tDf = D01+α∆tFor fixing the ring on brass…

Q: When your blood carries heat from the inside of your body to your skin, this is an example of…

A: Given. Heat transfer from blood to skin

Q: 0.25 kg cup of water from 55 C to 82C, how much energy does this take?

A: The expression for the thermal energy is written as, Here, m, c and ΔT represent the mass of the…

Q: Which of these is NOT a correct explanation for how convection works? Hotter fluids rise above…

A: Required The wrong statement

Ideal Gas Law

Ideal gas law states that the product of pressure and volume of a gas directly varies with the product of the number of moles, the universal gas constant, and the temperature of the gas.