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Heat energy is in volcanoes and ice

Mt Ruapehu demonstrates how heat energy is all around us.

Heat energy is all around us – in volcanoes and in ice. All matter contains heat energy.

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Rights: Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
Published: 3 November 2009Size: 544.65 KB
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