Monday, October 25, 2010

Transfer of thermal energy


Transfer of thermal energy and its causes


Heat transfer is the movement of heat from one place to another. When an object is at a different temperature from its surroundings, heat transfer occurs so that the body and the surroundings reach the same temperature at thermal equilibrium. Such spontaneous heat transfer always occurs from a region of high temperature to another region of lower temperature



Examples:

A cup of coffee will cool down because it is giving out heat energy into the surroundings

A cold drinks can (taken out of the fridge) will warm up because it is taking in heat energy from the surroundings

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