• Question: Why is fire hot?

    Asked by devan to Bob, Katie, Nisha, Sallie, Vee on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sallie Baxendale

      Sallie Baxendale answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      The reason fire is hot is because it is releasing a lot of energy!

      Rub the palms of your hands together really quickly for about 15 seconds. Do you feel the way the energy and force creates heat between your palms? This is why fire is hot… fire is a form of energy, and energy releases heat.

    • Photo: Bob Bonwick

      Bob Bonwick answered on 2 Jul 2012:

      Energy, in its most primal form too.

    • Photo: Katie McDonald

      Katie McDonald answered on 5 Jul 2012:

      Yes, it’s an exothermic reaction i.e. the material being burned is changing into a new material, and that’s releasing energy.

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