Thermal Energy
By Ines Miraka
Science Blog Post- Thermal Energy
One part in our energy unit that I found interesting was thermal energy. The basic definition is transferred heat energy but it can mean so many other things. Thermal energy is created by heat. Heat energy that is turned into electricity can be made in many ways. It can be produced by burning fuels such as coal, oil, gas or wood. Or it can be produced geothermally.
One example of thermal energy would be when you put your hands in your pockets. The heat from the enclosed pockets will make your hands warmer. Therefore, the heat transfer from the pocket to the skin causes a reaction to make the hands hotter than they were before. This is a common example of thermal energy since most people do this for warmth.
I was most interesting in this topic because it is a very common energy source that people use but never realize. Another example would be when your cooking on a stove and you close a pan or pot with a lid to add more heat to the food being cooked. Again, this is extremely common and yet most people still don’t even think about it.
This field of energy doesn’t have much farther it can go besides the fact that for larger receivers of the energy (ex. houses) could probably go all natural at some point in time. Right now heaters are run by gas and are not safe for the environment.
One example of thermal energy would be when you put your hands in your pockets. The heat from the enclosed pockets will make your hands warmer. Therefore, the heat transfer from the pocket to the skin causes a reaction to make the hands hotter than they were before. This is a common example of thermal energy since most people do this for warmth.
I was most interesting in this topic because it is a very common energy source that people use but never realize. Another example would be when your cooking on a stove and you close a pan or pot with a lid to add more heat to the food being cooked. Again, this is extremely common and yet most people still don’t even think about it.
This field of energy doesn’t have much farther it can go besides the fact that for larger receivers of the energy (ex. houses) could probably go all natural at some point in time. Right now heaters are run by gas and are not safe for the environment.
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