2006-08-15 18:24:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Liquid conducts heat better than a gas because it is more dense (thus water cooled engines are more efficient than air cooled ones).
2006-08-15 18:29:44 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If energy in heat depends on temperature and mass.
Water has a lot more mass then air, so they can absorb (or give) a lot more heat energy.
What your skin feel is the amount of heat energy it lost.
2006-08-15 22:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by gelrad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pure cold moisture (liquid) versus less than 100 percent cold moisture (fog, clouds, or air). which would have a more stable surface contact? you'd go for the 100 percent, right?
2006-08-15 18:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by Henr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it transfers heat faster.So the heat (bodyheat) of your skin is lost more quickly to the water thus feeling and to a point actually being colder.
2006-08-15 18:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by icedragon1420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liquid water absorbs far more heat than any atmospheric gas, even more so when it's evaporating off your skin
2006-08-15 20:57:09 · answer #5 · answered by gylbertpenguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because air warms up faster.
2006-08-15 18:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by The Apple Chick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It transfers heat more rapidly
2006-08-15 18:29:27 · answer #7 · answered by Report Abuse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask an eskimo
2006-08-15 18:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by el.tuco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ttcttcguy ( got it right )
2006-08-15 18:40:01 · answer #9 · answered by Givingitthought 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it evaporates
2006-08-15 18:30:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋