The Sun's Heat
I was recently reading the January/February 2023 issue of \u201cScience & Children\u201d a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.\xa0\xa0In this issue, I read the \u201cScience 101\u201d column, written by Matthew Bobrowsky.\xa0\xa0He wrote a Q and A article entitled, \u201cHow Does the Sun\u2019s Heat Get to Us Here on Earth?\u201d\xa0\xa0
Heat is the flow of energy from one object to another object because of their difference in temperature.\xa0\xa0That energy, thermal energy, results from the random motion of atoms and molecules.\xa0\xa0The molecules move around, bouncing off of each other and bouncing off anything with which the object comes into contact.\xa0\xa0The hotter the object, the faster the molecules are moving.