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Radiation is the only type of heat transfer that can occur through vacuum (space with no particles).

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Why is vacuum a good insulator?

A vacuum is a good insulator because it prevents the transfer of heat by eliminating the medium (matter).A perfect vacuum is the absence of matter. Heat is transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. Radiation is the only form of heat transfer that does not need a medium. Furthermore, radiation is generally the least efficient method of heat transfer.


Heat transfer by conduction occurs when?

heat transfer is made ways of three like conduction, convection, and radiation. conduction is done by the physical contact between two parts with one another( in the medium of solid). conduction due to lattice vibration or lattice-free election by the increasing kinetic and internal energy of metal.


What is an example of solar radiation?

The sun is the best example of radiation because, of the three processes of heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), the sun only radiates heat energy.Conduction occurs through matter, and we are separated from the sun by an absence of matter (vacuum).Convection is the movement of a fluid, carrying heat. Although there is a solar wind, it is very very tenuous - a vacuum.You can step outside and feel the sun's radiation (infrared) on your skin, see the light with your eyes.


The way heat reaches the moon?

Heat from the sun travels through space to the moon via electromagnetic radiation. When the sun's rays hit the moon's surface, they are absorbed and heat up the surface of the moon. However, the moon has no atmosphere to trap the heat, so temperatures fluctuate drastically between day and night.


The space is a vacuum but how the sun's heat reaches the earth?

That is radiant heat, which travels through space by electromagnetic radiation, with a wavelength between radio waves and x-rays, or more specifically between infra-red and ultra-violet. Heat can only go by radiation when there is no air to support conduction of convection.

Related Questions

What type of heat transfer is it when we receive sunlight?

It is radiation, as that is the only heat transfer that can occur in a vacuum (the universe).


What heat transfer occurs only from?

Radiation is a heat transfer that can occur in a vacuum because it does not rely on the presence of a medium to propagate. It is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves, such as infrared radiation.


What is the only form of heat transfer that can occur across empty space?

The only form of heat transfer that can occur across empty space is radiation. Radiation does not require a medium to transfer heat and can travel through the vacuum of space, such as sunlight reaching the Earth.


How is heat transfer by radiation different form heat transfer by convection and conduction?

Radiation requires neither contact (through which conduction transfers heat) nor mass flow or movement (through which convection transfers heat). Only radiation can take place in a vacuum. Convection and conduction both require a material medium for the heat transfer to occur. Only radiation can transfer thermal energy through the vacuum of space.


Which type of thermal energy transfer can occur in empty space or a vacuum?

Radiation is the only form of thermal energy transfer that can occur in empty space or a vacuum. Radiation does not require a medium to transfer heat because electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.


What type of heat transfer only happens in 2 States of matter?

Radiation is a type of heat transfer that can occur between two objects regardless of the states of matter they are in. It does not require a medium to propagate, making it possible for radiation to occur between objects in different states of matter.


What is the only form of heat transfer that can cross a vacuum?

The only form of heat transfer that can cross a vacuum is radiation. Radiation does not require a medium to transfer heat and can travel through the vacuum of space.


What methods of heat transfer are prevented by the vacuum?

Conduction and convection are prevented by a vacuum because there are no particles to transfer heat through direct contact or movement. Radiation is the only method of heat transfer that can occur in a vacuum, as it does not require a medium to propagate the heat.


Which method of heat transfer can take place if two objects at different temperatures are placed without touching each other in a vaccum placed?

radiation, i think


What is the only way heat travels through a vacuum?

The only way heat can travel through a vacuum is through radiation. Radiation is the transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves, such as infrared radiation, which does not require a medium like air or water to propagate.


What is the only way to transfer heat in a vacuum?

The only way to transfer heat in a vacuum is through radiation. Heat transfer by convection and conduction require a medium, such as air or a solid, to transfer energy. In a vacuum, radiation is the only method by which heat can move.


Wich types of heat transfer take place only in matter?

Conduction and convection are types of heat transfer that occur only in matter. Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between particles, while convection involves the movement of heated matter, such as air or water, transferring heat from one place to another. Radiation, on the other hand, can occur in a vacuum because it does not need a medium to transfer heat.