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How do you know that heat is transferred from the sun to earth by radiation?
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∙ 13y ago
It cannot be transmitted by conduction nor convection because there is no material connection between the sun and the Earth. Conduction and convection need a medium through which to travel, and since the space between the Earth and the Sun is considered a vacuum, they cannot occur. However, radiation does not require a medium through which to travel. It can travel through a vacuum, and therefore space. Therefore, it's the only surviving option for heat transmission.
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This type of radiation is normally felt as heat?
Any form of radiation can produce heat. Infra-red radiation is the most commonly recognized as heat, but the question has a much longer answer if you need to know the why.
What is heat radiation also known as?
well I'm not a genius but i think i know another word for heat radiation is thermal radiation. but hey I'm not the computer.
How do you know that you receive heat from the sun by thermal radiation and not by conduction or convection?
Heat by radiation travels in a straight line (line of sight) from a hot body to cold body with no intervening fluid or material needed for heat conveyance. Thus if the cold body isn't blocked off from the hot body it will receive heat from it by radiation. Convection requires a fluid for heat conveyance, which doesn't exist between the sun and earth. Conduction requires contact for heat transfer.
The primary method of energy transfer by which Earth loses energy to outer space is?
Earth loses energy to outer space through radiation.
When you feel the warmth of the sun on your face what type of heat transfer are you experiencing?
It is known as Radiation. The Energy from the sun that warms up your face is a process called Radiation, because it WONT be convection because Convection only transfers through a Liquid or gas, and it WONT be conduction because for conduction to process you actually have to touch it and RADIATION IS YOUR ANSWER BECAUSE RADIATION IS THE PROCESS THAT MOVES THROUGH EMPTY SPACE.
How is heat transferred within the earth's atmosphere?
Heat in earth's atmosphere is transferred by: Radiation, Conduction, & Convection. ((:
How is heat energy transferred by earth atmosphere?
heat energy transferred by earths atmosphere by the sun
What is similar to heat radiation?
We know that infrared radiation can transfer thermal energy (heat) from one place to another.
This type of radiation is normally felt as heat?
Any form of radiation can produce heat. Infra-red radiation is the most commonly recognized as heat, but the question has a much longer answer if you need to know the why.
How do you know if heat transfers?
If you have something that is not actually in the process of reacting and is getting hotter or colder, heat is being transferred. (Though technically, heat is always being transferred.)
What is heat radiation also known as?
well I'm not a genius but i think i know another word for heat radiation is thermal radiation. but hey I'm not the computer.
How do you know that heat travels from the sun to the earth by radiation?
It's the only way heat could reach us. It comes via electromagnetic radiation, discovered theoretically by James Clerk Maxwell. It can't come by conduction or convection because space is empty, there is no air there.
How do you know that you receive heat from the sun by thermal radiation and not by conduction or convection?
Heat by radiation travels in a straight line (line of sight) from a hot body to cold body with no intervening fluid or material needed for heat conveyance. Thus if the cold body isn't blocked off from the hot body it will receive heat from it by radiation. Convection requires a fluid for heat conveyance, which doesn't exist between the sun and earth. Conduction requires contact for heat transfer.
The primary method of energy transfer by which Earth loses energy to outer space is?
Earth loses energy to outer space through radiation.
Where does radiation take place?
this answer is really hard to find and I think radiation takes place in hospitals in case of some x-rays, in the space for sun's heat to travel through to earth as I am small and in grade seven I may not know much
How is energy transferred through the atmosphere?
It is transferred to the ground by radiation, but some molecules in the air absorb solar energy, especially in the ultraviolet range (incoming) and infrared (outgoing). The ground transfers heat to the air by conduction, and it is spread throughout the atmosphere primary by convection.
When you feel the warmth of the sun on your face what type of heat transfer are you experiencing?
It is known as Radiation. The Energy from the sun that warms up your face is a process called Radiation, because it WONT be convection because Convection only transfers through a Liquid or gas, and it WONT be conduction because for conduction to process you actually have to touch it and RADIATION IS YOUR ANSWER BECAUSE RADIATION IS THE PROCESS THAT MOVES THROUGH EMPTY SPACE.
