What type of energy is the action of rubbing your hands together?

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Sweett Yam

Answered Nov 07, 2020

If the question was, "what type of force is the action of rubbing hands together?" then the answer would be friction. Friction is a force, not energy.
If the question was "what type of energy is generated as a result of rubbing hands together?" then the answer would be thermal energy, which was converted from mechanical energy (energy from the mechanical process of friction).

L.Steven

Answered Jan 07, 2018

Rubbing your hands together is a classic example of friction. Friction is basically caused when to objects are rubbed against each other. It is a result of the resistance that is produced as a result of the rub. The product of this rubbing is heat.

This is why if you might have noticed, your hands get hot when your rub them together for a certain period of time. Another classic example would be using an eraser to rub out pencil from a piece of paper. After rubbing the eraser for a while, the tip in contact with the paper will feel hot.