Table of Contents
- 1 Does friction make things hot?
- 2 What is computer friction?
- 3 Which example creates heat through friction?
- 4 Where does frictional heating occur?
- 5 How does friction cause fire?
- 6 Why is my computer hard drive making noise?
- 7 Does friction transfer heat from one object to another?
- 8 What happens to frictional heating when velocity increases?
Does friction make things hot?
You know that friction produces heat. Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster, so they have more energy. This gives them a higher temperature, and they feel warmer. Heat from friction can be useful.
What is computer friction?
Friction is the force of resistance to motion between two surfaces moving over each other. Friction will stop motion if the moving force is not strong enough to overcome the contact between the surfaces.
Which example creates heat through friction?
Explanation: 1) If we rub our both hands together, heat is produced. 2) If a child is sliding down a slide, it can experience heat. 3) While riding a cycle , when we apply breaks, heat is produced.
What are the sources of friction and noise in a hard disk?
Hard Disks: Friction and Noise Although the platter area of the hard disk is kept airtight, it is not a vacuum: further friction (mainly resulting in noise) is generated by the sound of the disk platters spinning very fast in air – a ‘whoosh’ing sound.
How does friction increase thermal energy?
Friction is an everyday force that is created by two surfaces interacting. When these surfaces slide against each other, this interaction increases the thermal energy of the two surfaces (the temperature goes up).
Where does frictional heating occur?
– Kinetic or friction heat: It is produced between the outer core and the mantle. It is the heat energy that is released as a result of the friction produced by the different response of the outer core and the lower mantle face to the force fields generated by the Moon and the Sun (tidal forces).
How does friction cause fire?
Applications of friction For instance, when two objects rub together, friction causes some of the energy of motion to be converted into heat. This is why rubbing two sticks together will eventually produce a fire.
Why is my computer hard drive making noise?
Hard drives have moving parts and when things move, they often create sound. Typically, hard drives will make low-pitched whirring or whining noises – particularly when they’re booting up or accessing/storing data – or clicking noises. These are usually perfectly normal and not a cause for concern.
Why doesn’t friction produce heat?
Since an object requires such a high speed of molecules like 300 m/s to have room temperature, not very much heat gets created for the amount of kinetic energy lost to friction. That’s why it’s easy to not notice that friction can produce any heat.
What is the source of the heat in a computer?
The heat you feel from your computer comes from the electricity running through the components from a power source. The computer does not have that many moving mechanical components so friction cannot be the source of the heat in a computer. EDIT: The only component in a computer that has mechanical components is the Hard-Drive Disk (HDD).
Does friction transfer heat from one object to another?
No. Air friction does not do that. A hot object can transfer heat to the air by conduction (the object touches the air), and by convection (as the heated air rises, cool air takes its place), and probably by radiation as well.
What happens to frictional heating when velocity increases?
As the frictional heating increased from velocity increase, so would the heat transfer into the surrounding, cool air unless the speed was fast enough, and the object created enough drag to cause this effect to take place. Highly active question. Earn 10 reputation (not counting the association bonus) in order to answer this question.