Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat flows from hot to cold. Heat is the movement of thermal energy from one object to another. Heat can only flow from an object of a higher temperature to an object of a lower temperature. Heat can be transferred from one object to another through conduction, convection and radiation.


Temperature is basically a speedometer for molecules. The faster they are wiggling and jiggling, the higher the temperature and the higher the thermal energy that object has. Your skin, mouth and tongue are antennas which can sense thermal energy. When an object absorbs heat it does not necessarily change temperature.


Materials: hot cup of cocoa


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2 Responses to “Second Law of Thermodynamics”

  1. Sounds like you need to do an experiment…!

  2. Amanda Bennett says:

    If you put a hot cup of coffee out on a hot day/morning will it still be hot or will it cool down? -Holly