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Does a steel surface have a hotter surface than a wooden surface?
In general, steel can be heated to higher temperatures than wood before deconstructing. For steel, that can mean melting, or a change in chemical composition such that it is no longer steel. For...
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Is a red surface or a blue surface hotter?
if you look at the electromagnetic spectrum, the higher the frequency, the more energy and heat given off. Blue has a higher frequency than red, and is hotter. An easier way to remember this is a...
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Explain why the surface of Venus hotter than the surface of Murcury?
Mercury doesn't have a atmosphere, so one side is always cold and the other is extremely hot. Venus is hotter because it has an atmosphere, and it traps in the heat from the sun, also the gases on...
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Why does a Matt surface in sunshine get hotter than a shiny surface?
Matt surfaces are better absorbers of thermal radiation than shiny surfaces, as the light "bounces" around on the Matt surface meaning more energy can be absorbed, compared to a shiny surface. A look...
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Why does a matted surface in sunlight get hotter than a shiny surface?
Because the darker the surface the more heat from sunlight is absorbed by the surface, however the shinier the surface the more smoother it'll be this means that the shiny surface will reflect the...