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Why earth is heated by the sun through radiation and not by convection or conduction?
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The space between Earth and the Sun is mostly empty (emptier than most vacuums in Earth laboratories, in any case).Convection and conduction require the presence of atoms.
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How do radiation reradiation conduction and convection work together to heat the atmosphere?
they are in a transfer of how the atmosphier is heated
Explain two ways that earths atmosphere gets heated?
by convection and conduction
What are three ways heat is conducted?
Do you mean "transmitted" or "exchanged" instead of "conducted"? Conduction is one of three methods of heat exchange. The other two are convection and radiation. Conduction is heat exchanged when a material directly touches a cooler material. The atoms in the hotter material vibrate against the atoms in the cooler material, causing the cooler atoms to vibrate faster and become warmer. Convection is heat exchanged when a material moves from one place to another. In a home heating system, hot air from the furnace or radiator is blown around the house, and the house is thus heated by convection. Radiation is heat exchanged by electromagnetic radiation. The Earth is heated by light (electromagnetic waves) from the Sun.
What are 2 ways the earths atmosphere get heated?
by the sun, and global warming
When the heated part of the mantle rises through the cooler parts this an example of?
Convection
What type of heat energy dose a telly give out radiation or convection or conduction?
Radiation, convection and conduction are not different types of energy, but different methods of conveying the energy. The heat energy from a television set will be conveyed mainly through conduction and convection, ie the casing will heat up through conduction and the air above the televison will become heated through convection. There will be heat transmitted by radiation, but this will quickly encounter air molecules which will then add to the convection effect.
Would a horseshoe being heated up by a blacksmith be convection conduction or radiating?
The horseshoe is being heated by conduction and radiation of heat from the fire.
How do radiation reradiation conduction and convection work together to heat the atmosphere?
they are in a transfer of how the atmosphier is heated
What is convection conduction?
Conduction is the movement of electricity and/or heat through something. Convection is the transfer of heat through movement in an already heated gas or liquid.
What are three forms of energy transfer?
Conduction, convection and radiation. Conduction is when heat is transferred directly between materials. convection occurs when heated materials move from one place to another heating matter along the way. Radiation is when waves of heat move through space.
Is barbecuing radiation convection or conduction?
Barbecuing, depending on what specific process it is referring to, could be either radiation, convection, or conduction. Radiation is when energy is released in the form of a photon, so the flames of the barbecue (light energy) are a form of radiation. Conduction is when energy is transferred through contact, or collision, therefore, the things you are cooking on the barbecue, are being heated through conduction with the metal. Convection is when energy travels through energy-containing particles (other than photons), so the steam rising from the coals is convection currents.
Water is heated in kettle theinside water is heated by convection a person sitting near the fire receives heat by?
Actually, the water inside is heated mainly by conduction. A person nearby is heated by both convection and radiation.
What is heated by radiation?
Radiation is a method of heat transfer that does not rely on any contact between the heat source and the heated object (as is the case with convection and conduction) Examples of radiation is heat from the sun or from the fliament of a light bulb
Can heat travel through space where there is no air?
It depends on how you want to look at it. heat can only be transferred three ways: Convection, which is transferring heat through a fluid, Conduction, which is transfer of heat through a solid, and by radiation, which is emitted light in the infrared wavelengths. radiation can travel through space just fine, but convection and conduction are right out if there isn't anything that can be heated up. Radiation doesn't require a medium, and can thus transfer heat through a vacuum.
An example of conduction convection and radiation working together?
a boiling pot because the stove radiates heat to warm the pot. the pot is touching the stove which is conduction. last when the pot is heated and boiling the steam is a form of convection. conduction could also be ice melting on a hot surface>
What can radiation not do that convection and conduction can do?
Since radiation is done by electromagnetic waves, it can travel through space. i.e no matter is required. That way you can heat up objects through space. Or, for example, the earth gets heated by the suns electromagnetic waves.
Explain two ways that earths atmosphere gets heated?
by convection and conduction
