explaining hot and cold Flashcards

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know how heat is transferred

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when a warm object comes into contact with a cold object, the faster moving particles of warm object bump into the slower moving particles of cold object. energy is transferred.

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real world example of heat transferring to cold object

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when the fast moving ball (cue ball) collides with the 8 ball for example, energy is transferred. the cue ball starts to move slower and the 8 ball speeds up.

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what happens to particles when a warm object comes in contact with a cold object ?

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the particles in the colder object start to speed up from the heated object.
the warmer object’s particles start to slow down from the colder object.

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