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Heat is infrared light traveling through air. infrared light is just light but with a higher wavelength than visible light so you can't see it. heat waves travel at the speed of light
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Air warms mainly by contact with the ground (conduction) and then later by convection.
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What do heat waves look like?
Heat waves
What are the effects of heat waves?
heat stroke, heat cramps and heat exhaustion
How does heat waves effect people?
a heat wave can cause : dehydration, heat stroke, lethargy which is lack of energy or sleepiness
What type of EM wave is most often associated with heat?
The ones called "heat waves", or infrared radiation.
What is the primary way the sun's energy goes to Earth?
radiation. heat waves
What do heat waves look like?
Heat waves
Are heat waves transverse or longitudinal?
No. Radiant heat is an electromagnetic wave, and EM waves are transverse waves.
Are more deaths caused by heat waves or cold waves?
Heat.
What heat energy is transferred in form of waves?
heat transfer by e.m. waves
Are heat waves electromagnetic waves?
Heat waves are the same as infra-red radiation; however it is the more specific name. Electromagnetic waves range from Radio Waves to Gamma Rays so, technically, the answer is no.
What does heat always travel from?
Waves waves
What is the heat energy transferred in the form of waves?
Radiation.
Can a cell phones electromagnetic waves heat water?
Not so much that you could notice it. Temperature is just a measure of how fast particles are moving, so all things that move cause heat (positive or negative heat).
How do raidiators in homes transfer heat?
Radiators transfer heat by electromagnetic waves. The sun waves/rays send electromagnetic waves.
How do sound waves travel compared to light waves?
light waves fast
Does Niger have heat waves?
no , permanent heat
How can energy be carried from one place to another by heat flow and by waves?
heat flow and waves
