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Actually heat cannot travel through vacuum. sun emits radiations (obviously electromagnetic radiations.) which needs no medium to travel. hence these radiations travel through space and reaches earth where it interacts with atmosphere. when these radiations fall on media like air, water land etc. the radiation is converted into heat energy. Thus it is clear that heat from sun is converted into radiations which travel through space and reaches earth where it is converted to light.
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∙ 15y agoNo, Heat can travel through a vacuum. However it can not travel through a vacuum by convection because there are no particles in a vacuum. convection is the upward movement of particles as they warm up. An example would be hot air moving upwards.
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∙ 11y agoWithout medium, the only mode of heat transfer available is thermal radiation when the heat was emitted as photon and travel through vacuum to another surface.
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∙ 13y agoIn Quantum Physics, Light from the sun is considered as quantas [That means small energy packets]. Light & all the radiations from sun are moves through vacuum is in the form of 'Quanta'.
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∙ 15y agoNo, it can only travel by radiation.
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∙ 9y agoNO
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How does theral energy travel through the vacuum between the earth and the sun?
as electromagnetic radiation
When solar energy travels from the sun through a vacuum of space to the earth?
Energy from the sun travels through the vacuum of space by radiation.
What is heat transfer through empty space?
Radiation is the transfer of energy through a vacuum.
Will a concussive blast wave from an explosion actually travel through the vacuum of outer space?
No, it won't. That's because the concussive blast wave (and sound, too, for that matter) requires a medium to travel through. That medium must conduct (carry or transfer) the energy of the wave. No mechanical medium equals no mechanical wave. However, if there are components of the blast that involve light or other kinds of electromagnetic radiation, those components will travel through the vacuum of space. They will not have the concussive impact that earth-bound waves will have.
Why can't we hear nuclear explosions from the sun?
We cannot hear the explosions from the sun as sound cannot travel through a vacuum, and the sound would have to travel through one to reach the Earth.
What is the kind of energy that can travel through different mediums but cannot travel through a vacuum?
You are probably thinking of thermal convection and conduction.
How does thermal energy travel through space from Sun to Venus?
Due to the vacuum of space there is no convection or conduction. Energy is transported by photons from the Sun to Venus (radiation).
What important ability or property does electromagnetic radiation have that other energy transport processes such as conduction and convection do not?
Electromagnetic radiation can travel through a vacuum (like the vacuum of space), while conduction and convection require matter to do their thing.
Can heat travel by convection through a vacuum?
No. Convection requires a carrier to convey the heat. Vacuum says there is nothing to do the conveying. Radiation does not need a convector, so heat can travel by radiation through a vacuum, like the radiation from the sun.
The thermal transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves through the vacuum of space?
Convection
Can energy travel through a vacuum?
Yes.
What kind of energy can travel through a vacuum?
electromagnetic energy
Does radiation require a heated liquid to transfer energy?
No. radiant energy (including heat) can pass though a vacuum.
How light energy different from other energy?
It can travel through a vacuum.
Is it possible for heat to flow across a vacuum?
Heat needs something to "flow" through. In a vacuum it will not have a medium to travel through and so heat cannot flow across a vacuum. Radiant heat will travel through a vacuum but here it is the light energy that is passing through the vacuum, not the heat energy.
Where can sounds not travel?
Sound cannot travel in a vacuum. Sound is mechanical energy, and it travels by the transfer of mechanical energy through the medium through which it is traveling. If there is nothing to transfer the mechanical energy, like there is nothing in a vacuum, sound cannot travel there.
Does Energy from the Sun is transferred to Earth through convection?
No! Convection would require a medium and there is none such between the sun and the earth - just vacuum.
