Friction heating up the planet

Subject: Friction heating up the planet

Date: Mon Jul 16 18:05:00 2007
Posted by Devin
Grade level: 10-12 School: Langley High School
City: Great Falls State/Province: VA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1184634300.Ph

Message:


I just learned that during the process of friction, any energy is transformed 
into heat and that heat dissipates. If so, does it mean that every movement 
causes Earth to heat up and therefore raise the temperature?

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