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A space shuttle is covered with two layers of carbon. The two layers are the same size and have the same number of molecules. When the space shuttle is sitting on the ground, the layers do not touch, as shown in the diagram above. When the space shuttle takes off, the layers move so that they are touching. Use the information in the diagram to answer the question.


How does the temperature of the outer layer compare with the temperature of the inner layer before the layers touch? What will happen after the layers have been touching for a while?

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Answer:due to the heat of it the molicules expand and therefor touch also on rentry due to heat

Explanation:

The characteristics of the thermal transfer process allow to find the results for the questions regarding the temperature in the two cases are:

  • When the material is separated, the transfer is carried out by radiation, the internal temperature rises slowly.
  • When the material is bonded, the heat transfer is carried out by conduction, the interior temperature rises rapidly.

Thermal conduction processes are mechanical by which thermal energy (temperature) is transported, they ask to be of three types:

  • Conduction. When there is no displacement of matter, the energy is transported by the agitation of the molecules.
  • Convection. When matter is transported, very important for liquids and gases.
  • Radiation. When there is no physical contact and the energy is transferred by the radiation of electromagnetic waves.

At the initial moment the two layers are not touching, therefore the only possible process is radiation, therefore the outermost body may be at a very high temperature and the inner body may be cold since radiation heating is the less efficient.

When the materials touch, the energy transfer process is thermal conduction, therefore the interior temperature will increase significantly. The thermal conduction process is one of the fastest, therefore the temperature rises rapidly.

In conclusion, using the characteristics of the thermal transfer process, we can find the results for the questions regarding temperature in the two cases are:

  • When the material is separated, the transfer is carried out by radiation, the internal temperature rises slowly.
  • When the material is bonded, the heat transfer is carried out by conduction, the interior temperature rises rapidly.

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