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Energy can be transferred by both waves and particles.
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Kinetic energy can be transferred through particle collisions. In low energy particle collisions, one body strikes another body, altering the second body's momentum, and/or deforming one or both bodies. In high-energy particle collision, the kinetic energy of the inbound particle is sufficient to disrupt the stable condition of the impacted particle, atom, or molecule.
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Energy is commonly transferred by waves, such as sound and ocean waves. In all such cases, one can argue that any given particle is briefly involved, however it is the waves, not any single particle, that carries the energy over long distances.
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Light (and all electromagnetic energies) is a special case in which photons behave as both waves and particles. Thus we can argue that, even in this case, energy is transferred by both waves and by particles.
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How is heat transferred through a vacuum?
Only by radiation. Infrared waves waves don't require a material medium to pass through. Heat energy is transmitted even through vacuum in the form of infrared waves. We get heat energy from sun in this way.
What kind of energy does the sun have?
This question has two answers. The Sun, itself, is a big boiling pot of gases that generates mass amounts of energy through the process of nuclear fusion. That energy transferred to the planets around it through radiation, which are waves of charged particles that are able to travel long distances. Therefore, the Sun has two energy forms, though it uses only nuclear energy for itself.
How is energy transferred by solids liquids gases and vacuum?
Heat energy is transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. In a vacuum, heat energy can only be transferred by radiation.
What atomic particles is instrumental in the transfer of thermal energy?
Of protons, neutrons or electrons, the electrons are the only ones at the outside to be transferred between atoms.
What is it called when Heat travels through solid?
It may be called conduction, or heat transfer since heat only travels from an object to another if it contains a lower amount of heat.
How is heat transferred through a vacuum?
Only by radiation. Infrared waves waves don't require a material medium to pass through. Heat energy is transmitted even through vacuum in the form of infrared waves. We get heat energy from sun in this way.
What is transferred from organism to organism in a food chain?
energy is transferred from on animal to the other animal. Because energy can't be destroyed only transferred
What kind of energy does the sun have?
This question has two answers. The Sun, itself, is a big boiling pot of gases that generates mass amounts of energy through the process of nuclear fusion. That energy transferred to the planets around it through radiation, which are waves of charged particles that are able to travel long distances. Therefore, the Sun has two energy forms, though it uses only nuclear energy for itself.
How is energy transferred by solids liquids gases and vacuum?
Heat energy is transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. In a vacuum, heat energy can only be transferred by radiation.
What atomic particles is instrumental in the transfer of thermal energy?
Of protons, neutrons or electrons, the electrons are the only ones at the outside to be transferred between atoms.
What is it called when Heat travels through solid?
It may be called conduction, or heat transfer since heat only travels from an object to another if it contains a lower amount of heat.
What is transferred by water wave?
energy only
What travels by waves?
By mechanical waves matter plus energy is traveled.Electro magnetic waves carry only energy.
Is energy only transferred by heating if there is no temperature difference?
Heat can only be transferred if there IS a temperature difference. (If two objects have the same temperature, nothing will happen).
Which is the only type of energy transfer that can traverse through empty space?
Electromagnetic waves can traverse through empty space. Heat is transferred right from Sun to earth only through empty space
Is sound energy the only energy that uses waves to travel?
No, light travels in waves too.
What makes a leaf bob up and down on the water but cannot move the leaf toward the shore because it only transverse?
A wave. The wave advances, but the individual water particles go back to their places. This is typical for all kinds of waves: energy is transferred from one part of the substance (water, in this case), to another.
