Science Common Sense

1076 - What makes the temperature rise through methods such as sunlight exposure, material combustion, and friction?

The temperature rises due to energy transfer from one form to another. Here's how it works:

• Sunlight exposure: When sunlight hits an object, its energy is absorbed, turning into heat. This heat energy makes the object's molecules move faster, causing the temperature to rise.

• Material combustion: When materials like wood or gasoline burn, they release their stored chemical energy as heat and light. This heat energy makes the nearby air molecules move faster, increasing the temperature.

• Friction: When two objects rub against each other, like when you rub your hands together, their molecules rub against each other too. This rubbing creates extra motion, turning into heat energy, and making the objects warmer.

In all these cases, energy is transferred and turned into heat energy, making the temperature rise.