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What nuclear radiation can travel the furthest through matter?

Gamma radiation can travel the furthest through matter because it has no mass or charge and is highly penetrating. Gamma rays are able to pass through the densest materials, such as lead or concrete, making them the most difficult type of radiation to shield against.


Does radiation need matter to transfer heat?

No, radiation does not require matter to transfer heat. Radiation can transfer heat through empty space, such as the heat we receive from the sun through the vacuum of space. This is because radiation is the movement of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.


Why does the energy from the sun travel to Earth by radiation instead of by convection or conduction?

Energy from the sun travels to Earth by radiation because space is a vacuum and there is no medium for convection or conduction to occur. Radiation is the most efficient way for heat to transfer through the vacuum of space.


What is light... a wave of vibrating electric and magnetic energy a wave that travels by compressions a wave that travels by rarefactions or a state of matter?

Light is a wave of vibrating electric and magnetic energy that travels through space in the form of electromagnetic radiation. It does not travel by compressions or rarefactions as sound waves do. Light does not fall under the category of a state of matter.


Which is refers to the loss of energy or weakening of a beam of a radiation as it passes through the matter attenuation or absorpion?

Absorption refers to the process in which a material absorbs and retains energy from a beam of radiation as it passes through it. Attenuation, on the other hand, refers to the overall reduction in the intensity of the radiation beam as it travels through a substance due to a combination of absorption and scattering.

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What nuclear radiation can travel the furthest through matter?

Gamma radiation can travel the furthest through matter because it has no mass or charge and is highly penetrating. Gamma rays are able to pass through the densest materials, such as lead or concrete, making them the most difficult type of radiation to shield against.


Sound travels through which type of matter?

Sound travels through all matter.


Why cant you get energy from the sun through convection?

Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.Convection travels through matter. It won't travel through empty space.


Does radiation need matter to transfer heat?

No, radiation does not require matter to transfer heat. Radiation can transfer heat through empty space, such as the heat we receive from the sun through the vacuum of space. This is because radiation is the movement of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.


Why does the energy from the sun travel to Earth by radiation instead of by convection or conduction?

Energy from the sun travels to Earth by radiation because space is a vacuum and there is no medium for convection or conduction to occur. Radiation is the most efficient way for heat to transfer through the vacuum of space.


Is sound considered matter?

No, sound travels through matter but is not matter itself.


Why is sound not a matter?

It is not a matter because it actually travels through matter (air)


What is raidiation?

Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through space and may be able to penetrate various materials. Light, radio, and microwaves are types of radiation that are callednonionizing. The kind of radiation discussed in this document is calledionizing radiation because it can produce charged particles (ions) in matter


What is light... a wave of vibrating electric and magnetic energy a wave that travels by compressions a wave that travels by rarefactions or a state of matter?

Light is a wave of vibrating electric and magnetic energy that travels through space in the form of electromagnetic radiation. It does not travel by compressions or rarefactions as sound waves do. Light does not fall under the category of a state of matter.


Which is refers to the loss of energy or weakening of a beam of a radiation as it passes through the matter attenuation or absorpion?

Absorption refers to the process in which a material absorbs and retains energy from a beam of radiation as it passes through it. Attenuation, on the other hand, refers to the overall reduction in the intensity of the radiation beam as it travels through a substance due to a combination of absorption and scattering.


Which type of wave travels by pushing and pulling on matter it travels through?

That is a longitudinal wave.


What happens to matter when sound travels through it?

It vibrates.