Difference between revisions of "Thermal Energy Store"

Revision as of 17:48, 6 October 2018

The higher the temperature the more the particles vibrate and faster they move in the material storing energy.

The hotter an object the more energy in the thermal energy store.

The more mass an object has the more energy in its thermal energy store.

Different materials can store different amounts of energy at the same temperature.

An object has more energy in the thermal energy store when it is a higher temperature.

An object with more mass can store more thermal energy.

A kilogram of water can store more energy in the thermal store than a kilogram of gold.


The sparkler is at the highest temperature but it has the least thermal energy because it has so little mass.	These embers are much colder than a sparkler but have much more mass so they have more thermal energy.	The water in this hot tub is colder than both the sparkler and embers, but it has the most thermal energy because it has the most mass.

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 ===Examples===
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+|[[File:Sparkler.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:Embers.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:HotTub.png|center|200px]]
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+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The sparkler is at the highest [[temperature]] but it has the least '''thermal energy''' because it has so little [[mass]].
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |These embers are much colder than a sparkler but have much more [[mass]] so they have more '''thermal energy'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The water in this hot tub is colder than both the sparkler and embers, but it has the most '''thermal energy''' because it has the most [[mass]].
+|}