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yes, ex. the sun generates heat using uv and infrared; these have to travel trough space the most vaccuum space in the universe
Yes. Radiant heat like that passed on by Electromagnetic waves, such as IR or indirectly, Microwaves.
This for the most part is how the Sun warms the earth and every thing else in the solar system. I say for the most part because as you study forms of energy transfer (both strictly heat, and different forms of energy) you will find that in a system, rarely is there a situation where only one form of energy transfer is present. Whereas they teach (at least at first) that the interplanetary space is a vacuum, it is actually full of gas and particles, albeit at an extremely low pressure. Massive particles (that is, particles that have mass, not huge particles) flung out by the sun outward are part of the solar wind, which has some influence on temperature. Those, however, would transfer heat by kinetic transfer of energy into molecular vibrational energy (heat), through a combination of conductive and convective heat transfer. However, to reiterate, radiant heat is the predominant form in this scenario.
What else can I help you with?
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.
What type of heat transfer travels the furthest distance?
Radiation is the type of heat transfer that can travel the furthest distance because it does not require a medium to carry the heat. Radiation can travel through the vacuum of space, which makes it capable of traveling long distances.
Which type of heat transfer does not involve particles?
Radiant heat does not require particles. It involves light in the infrared range.
What is a mechanism that heat transfer does not need a medium to travel through?
One mechanism where heat transfer doesn't require a medium is radiation. In this process, heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves, such as infrared radiation, without the need for a physical medium like air or water. This allows heat to travel through a vacuum, like in space.
What heat transfers through empty space by light waves?
Radiant heat is transferred through empty space by electromagnetic waves, specifically infrared radiation. These waves do not require a medium to propagate and can travel through the vacuum of space, allowing heat to be transferred from the Sun to Earth.
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.
What type of heat transfer travels the furthest distance?
Radiation is the type of heat transfer that can travel the furthest distance because it does not require a medium to carry the heat. Radiation can travel through the vacuum of space, which makes it capable of traveling long distances.
Which type of heat transfer does not involve particles?
Radiant heat does not require particles. It involves light in the infrared range.
What is a mechanism that heat transfer does not need a medium to travel through?
One mechanism where heat transfer doesn't require a medium is radiation. In this process, heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves, such as infrared radiation, without the need for a physical medium like air or water. This allows heat to travel through a vacuum, like in space.
What heat transfers through empty space by light waves?
Radiant heat is transferred through empty space by electromagnetic waves, specifically infrared radiation. These waves do not require a medium to propagate and can travel through the vacuum of space, allowing heat to be transferred from the Sun to Earth.
What does heat-radiated mean?
Heat radiation refers to the process by which heat is emitted from a warm surface in the form of electromagnetic waves. This radiant heat can travel through a vacuum (like space) and does not require a medium like air to transfer.
Can heat radiation travel through a vacuum?
Yes, heat radiation can travel through a vacuum because it does not require a medium for transfer like conduction or convection. This is why the Sun's heat can reach the Earth through the vacuum of space.
What form of heat energy can travel through a vacuum?
Thermal energy can refer to the molecular energy in a substance, which can be transmitted by the movement of the molecules affecting adjacent molecules. Thermal energy is also a form of radiation and as such is transmitted through a vacuum until it hits an object, which is then heated by it until the two objects reach an equilibrium in temperature.
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.
Can heat travel through a vaccume by radiation only?
Rradiation is the only way that heat can travel in a vacuum.
Does Heat require a medium?
No, heat does not require a medium to travel. Heat can be transferred through conduction, convection, or radiation, and can travel through a vacuum as well.
What is heat energy that moves in a straight line in all directions called?
Radiant heat energy is the term used to describe heat energy that moves in a straight line in all directions. This type of energy does not require a medium to transfer heat and can travel through a vacuum.
