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Explain why black asphalt parking feels a lot hotter to your bare feet than a concrete sidewalk does, and describe how the heat is transferred to your feet

( please help me, I only have til tomorrow! )

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Answer:

Because the asphalt is black and darker colors absorb more heat and they get hotter faster, Where as sidewalk is not black. It still gets hot but it does not get as hot. The heat on the black asphalt transfers to your feet because it does not absorb all the heat

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