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Radiant heat is subject to the weird physics of electromagnetic radiation like light and has dual wave and particle properties. In this case the answer would be "yes" (it travels in a straight line as if by particle AND as a wave)
In the case of conduction, it moves according to the structure of the material that it is moving through. The heat is transferred as molecules of higher kinetic energy collide with molecules of lower kinetic energy. On a macroscopic level this looks like the heat moving in a straight line - although if the source of sink for the heat is not a flat surface, the isotherms - the imaginary shells or surfaces that would be defined if you graphed in three dimensions where the temperature is the same - can look a lot like waves.
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∙ 14y agoWaves travel away from their point of origin.
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∙ 14y agowaves do not move sideways waves only move one direction
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∙ 13y agobecause the force of the earthquake pushes the waves in a horizontal form
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the type of wave you mean. Some do.
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∙ 14y agoTransverse or seismic waves.
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How come light travels in straight lines but radio waves spread out?
Light and Radio Waves are both forms of Electromagnetic radiation, and propagate at c (that is, the speed of light, 3*10^8m/s). Both light and radio waves can travel in straight lines, or by spreading out, depending on how they are made. For example, a radio dish and a light bulb can both spread out light and radio waves in 360 degrees.
What do sound and heat have in common?
They travel in waves.
How does radiation travel through space?
because of heat waves :-)
Does heat travel as longitudinal wave?
No. Heat can traveled by conduction, convection, or radiation. Conduction and convection do not involve waves. When heat travels be electromagnetic radiation it takes the form of transverse waves.
The type of heat transfer that does not always require matter to occur?
Radiation by EM waves which can travel in a vacuum
Why does heat travel in straight lines?
cuz it does
How come light travels in straight lines but radio waves spread out?
Light and Radio Waves are both forms of Electromagnetic radiation, and propagate at c (that is, the speed of light, 3*10^8m/s). Both light and radio waves can travel in straight lines, or by spreading out, depending on how they are made. For example, a radio dish and a light bulb can both spread out light and radio waves in 360 degrees.
What does heat always travel from?
Waves waves
How can heat and sound energy travel?
They travel in waves.
What do sound and heat have in common?
They travel in waves.
What kind of waves does solar heat travel through?
solar heat travels in the form of radation waves
How does heat travel in liquids?
Heat travels through liquids with heat radio waves. And the radio waves will eventually warm up the liquid.
How does the heat form the sun travel to the earth?
Heat travels from the Sun to the Earth in waves. These waves are part of the solar radiation process.
How does heat travel to the food?
the cooker gives radiation waves to the food to heat it up
How does radiation travel through space?
because of heat waves :-)
How heat waves travel through the ozone layer?
Heat waves do not travel through the ozone layer. Some infrared radiation passes through it, but "far infrared" does not. Ozone is a greenhouse gas.
Does heat travel as longitudinal wave?
No. Heat can traveled by conduction, convection, or radiation. Conduction and convection do not involve waves. When heat travels be electromagnetic radiation it takes the form of transverse waves.
