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a northern right whale migrates from warm waters off florida to cooler waters off nova scotia,canada. in which area do you think more thermal energy would move from the whale to its environment explain

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The concept of thermal transfer allows to find that the correct answer is:

  •  Thermal transfer is higher when the whale is in Canadian water

 

Thermal conduction of bodies is the process by which energy is transferred from bodies with more energy (Temperature) to bodies with lower temperature

There are three main transfer mechanisms

  • Conduction. Occurs when a body with a different temperature is in contact and the energy flows from the body with more energy to the body with less energy, there is no transfer of matter
  • Convection. In this case there is a transfer by movement of matter from the body with more energy towards the body with less energy.
  • Radiation. In this case the transfer is carried out by the emission of electromagnetic waves, they carry energy from the warmer body to the colder one, this process occurs for all bodies above absolute zero.

In this case, the whale is initially in the Florida water, so the temperature difference between the whale and the water is small, so the thermal transfer is also small.

When the whale is in the Canadian waters that are very cold, the temperature difference increases, consequently the thermal transfer also increases, in this case the transfer is by conduction and convection.

In conclusion using the concept of thermal transfer we can find that the correct answer is:

  • Thermal transfer is higher when the whale is in Canadian water

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