Thermal Energy

~Thermal Energy~

The metal block feels cooler than the wooden block because the metal block absorbs the thermal energy from our skin at a faster rate than wood. This makes it feel as if the metal block is colder even though they are the same temperature.

The metal block melted the ice faster because it was absorbing the heat from the metal block faster than it did the wood.

EXTENSION:
- Although there are no particles between the earth and the sun, the earth is still heated by the sun due to radiation. Heat is transferred through empty space by thermal radiation, often called infrared radiation.