No. Solar power is not the same as thermal energy. Thermal energy is the random kinetic motion of microscopic molecule. Solar power on the other hand is derived from electromagnetic waves. For example: lets take a plant. If you put a plant in a dark room and heat the plant, the plant will still die even though it is supplied with thermal energy. However if you now add light(of specific wavelengths) the plant will thrive. So the plant can discern the difference between thermal energy and solar energy. Hope that helps
This is a categorization question. Solar energy is a form of radiant energy but not all radiant energy is solar energy. For example a hot iron gives off radiant energy but this is not solar energy.
It is energy radiated by the sun, arriving on earth and being converted to electricity.
yes ,it comes but we say it as solar energy
Yes, Thermal heat is an electromagnetic wave E - hf=hc/r. The wave is called Infrared.
They are not the same. "Thermal energy" is the same as "heat".
heat is thermal energy. A conductor allows heat or electricity to pass through it.
Heat is thermal energy. It is pretty much the same thing as thermal energy.
no, they are not the same
Thermal conductivity refers to the conductivity that is associated with heat. Electrical conductivity refers to the conductivity that is associated with electricity.
Light, electricity and heat are forms of energy. Light and electricity are forms of electromagnetic energy. Heat is thermal energy.
Like all metals, it conducts heat and electricity.
Thermal means heat, so they are the same thing
Not exactly. Thermal means heat, which can be captured from many places. We can generate electricity from ocean thermal plants, for example, using the difference in temperature between surface and deep water. Geothermal energy is another kind of thermal, from deep under the ground, where we use the heat to turn water into steam and power an electricity turbine.
Not exactly. Thermal means heat, which can be captured from many places. We can generate electricity from ocean thermal plants, for example, using the difference in temperature between surface and deep water. Geothermal energy is another kind of thermal, from deep under the ground, where we use the heat to turn water into steam and power an electricity turbine.
To produce electricity by the use of thermal energy in the form of heat.
They are not the same. "Thermal energy" is the same as "heat".
There is no particular difference between heat and thermal energy. Heat is a form of thermal energy. Since thermal energy is energy from heat, heat and thermal energy are basically the same thing.
heat is thermal energy. A conductor allows heat or electricity to pass through it.
No, thermal means heat. Geothermal(geo meaning earth, thermal meaning heat)means earth heat.
Heat is thermal energy. It is pretty much the same thing as thermal energy.
One carries heat, the other electricity. And yes, they're generally the same materials. But not always.