thermodynamics?
Radiative heat transfer, or simply: radiation. As opposed to conduction and convection.
Heat travels by conduction by directly touching another object, absorbing its energy.
Heat energy travels in all directions in radiation, moving away from the object that is the source of the heat.
Heat travels in all of these ways.
Heat energy travels to the interior of solid food mainly through conduction. This is when heat is transferred from the outside of the food to the inside through direct contact with a heat source such as a pan, oven, or boiling water.
Sunlight
The way heat travels through water is called conduction. This process occurs when heat energy is transferred from one part of the water to another by direct contact.
The primary source of light and heat energy for Earth is the Sun. The Sun's radiation travels through space and reaches Earth, providing the energy necessary for life to exist on our planet.
Another name for geothermal energy is ground source heat.
Radiated heat follows the inverse square law, meaning that as distance from the heat source increases, the intensity of the heat at that distance decreases proportionally to the square of the distance. This is because the energy spreads out over a larger area as it travels further from the source.
Heat travels faster in water when moving upwards because of the natural convection currents created by differences in water temperature. As water near the heat source warms up, it becomes less dense and rises, carrying heat with it. In contrast, heat traveling downwards must overcome the resistance of colder, denser water above, slowing down its transmission.
Heat travels through empty spaces by radiation.