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We feel the heat of the sun because it emits energy in the form of radiation, including infrared radiation, that warms our skin when it absorbs it. This radiation penetrates the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the surface, where it heats up objects it comes into contact with, including our bodies.

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Heat we feel feel from the sun is what?

The heat we feel from the sun is infrared radiation. This type of electromagnetic radiation is given off by the sun and warms the Earth's surface when absorbed.


How is it possible for you to feel the heat coming from the sun?

You can feel the heat from the sun because the sun emits energy in the form of heat and light, which travels through space and reaches the Earth. When this energy reaches your skin, it is absorbed and converted into heat, making you feel warm.


How do you feel the heat from the sun?

walk outside.


Is heat you feel from the sun radiation?

Yup.


How is the heat we feel from the sun transferred to us: through conduction, convection, or radiation?

The heat we feel from the sun is transferred to us primarily through radiation.


Which type of energy is it when we feel heat from the sun?

Radiant energy (light) - the heat you feel is "infra red" radiation. Your eyes can not see this wavelength of light but there are sensors (thermal sensors) in your skin that can feel it.


When you feel the warmth of the Sun on your face what type of heat transfer are you experiencingng?

You are experiencing heat transfer through radiation when you feel the warmth of the Sun on your face. Radiation is the transfer of heat energy through electromagnetic waves.


What kind of heat is the sun?

Radiant heat I assume you mean the heat emitted by the Sun rather than the heat of the Sun itself.


Why do we feel heat during summer?

thats easy, there are rays that comes from the sun. those rays have heat inside them that when they touch you , you feel hot.


Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum do you feel as heat from the sun?

infrared waves


What is the ultimate source of the heat energy that causes the winds we feel?

The Sun!


How do we know that heat can travel through space?

We can feel the warmth of the sun!