3.5.3 - Radiation
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What is radiation?
💡 Hint: Think of how you feel the heat from the sun.
Name one real-life example of radiation.
💡 Hint: Consider what warms you on a sunny day.
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What type of heat transfer occurs through electromagnetic waves?
💡 Hint: Think about how heat travels from the sun to Earth.
True or False: Radiation requires a physical medium to transfer heat.
💡 Hint: Consider how the sun's heat reaches us.
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A metal spoon is placed in hot water, which heats the spoon. Explain how conduction and radiation are both involved in heating the spoon.
💡 Hint: Consider both direct contact and energy traveling through waves.
Discuss how thermal radiation is utilized in both passive and active solar heating systems.
💡 Hint: Look at the systems in buildings or solar installations.
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