agalla Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I am doing a Jr High science project...on the heat retention of differen types of coffee cups.....any wat to beef up this experiment ..is this physics? Chemistry? What causes heat retention?? any websites to do more research? any advice is greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza2002 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 It is proably closer to physics than chemsitry...although the ability of each material to faciliate heat transfer will depend on their chemical strucutre. Firstly though, as this seems very much like homework help, what do you tink causes heat retention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Depending on the details of your project, it sounds like it's pretty much within the bounds of thermodynamics (i.e. physics). What specifically are you trying to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalla Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I am thinking that heat retention is how long the coffee stays hot in the coffeee cups. I am testing paper, plastic, styrofoam, ceramic, and stainless coffee cups to see which retains heat the longest. I took the temp every 10 minutes of the hot coffee in each cup until reached room temp. Just wanting to know how this all relates to science to beef up my project report. ...intermoleclar forces?? Thermodynamics?? Physics?? LOL!! My experiment is going well..I just want to have an awsome report to go with it any cool science websites that relate to heat retention?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Try googling on simple heat transfer experiments and look at the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agalla Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Try googling on simple heat transfer experiments and look at the discussion. Thanks!!! Will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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