Thermodynamics
Heat is thermal energy which is passed on or transferred from one object to another. You may have experienced the many different ways heat can transfer energy; from the rays of the sun, to flow of a breeze.
100% energy in the form of solar radiation
34% reflected from clouds & dust
02% Photosvnines
Wind 1%
Evaporating Water 23%
42% towards heating surface and atmosphere
It takes eight minutes for electromagnetic waves to transfer energy from the sun to the earth. This particular type of energy transfer is known as solar radiation.
As the radiation strikes the earth, molecules within the crust of earth begin to move. As the molecules in the earth begin to collide, the process of conduction begins. If you have ever visited the beach during the warm summer months, you have probably experienced walking on very hot sand. The hot sand is the result of the sun's rays transferring heat through the collision of molecules which is known as conduction. As the land of the earth becomes heated, the molecules in the air above the land are affected. As an air mass becomes warmer, it also becomes less dense and begins to rise. As the density changes and the air mass begin to flow, the process known as convection has begun.
Answer the following questions
1. A light was left on over night on a desk. What kind of heat was being let off from the bulb?
a. Convection
b. Conduction
c. Radiation
d. Solar
2. During the summer the energy from the sun causes the black top on some roads to get so hot, the tar bubbles on the surface. What kind of energy transfer causes the molecules within the black top to move?
a. Convection
b. Conduction
c. Radiation
d. Potential
3. Within the local weather report, high winds are said to be moving into the area. What type of energy is responsible for the flow of energy which creates wind?
a.
Radiation
b.
Convection
C.
Conduction
d.
Potential
4. Radiation is energy which is transferred through
a. Waves
b. Convection
c. Conduction
d. movement
5. Pam places a test tube containing water over a Bunsen burner and lights it. On another sheet of paper, describe the heating process of the contents of the test tube. Within your answer be sure to:
• Identify each phase of thermodynamics, including; conduction and convection
• Describe the movement of the water molecules
