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No. If it did, it would be rather dark here. The light of the sun travels 93 million miles through a vacuum to get to earth.

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Q: Does radiant energy need the presence of solid liquid or gas in order to travel?
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Does radiant energy require a medium through which to travel?

No


Which way does radiant energy travel?

It travels in every direction


In what form does radiant energy travel?

in the form of electromagnetic waves.


Does radiation require a heated liquid to transfer energy?

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What statements is true in science studyisland?

Radiant energy does not require a medium through which to travel.


Does radiant energy spread out in all direction?

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Radiant energy can travel through a vacuum.?

Yes, It can.


Do radiant energy need a matter to travel?

No. As an example, the light from the Sun travels through empty space to reach us.


What method of heat transfer does not require a medium to travel why is it important?

radiant For one thing, it's how heat energy from the sun reaches us.


How does heat travel as radiant energy?

An object at any temperature emits electromagnetic radiation, mainly from its surface. This can be infrared, or - at higher temperatures - visible light. This electromagnetic radiation can travel through empty space, or through air. If it strikes another object, the energy (or part of the energy) will be transfered to this other object.


Why is visible light considered to be radiant energy and can travel through empty space but sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum?

Well light is an electromagnetic wave and it pushes itself through space ,but sound requires particles to travel through and if there are no particles for it to travel through you have no sound


How fast does light or radiant energy travel?

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