10.5.3 - Radiation
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What is radiation?
💡 Hint: It doesn’t require a medium.
Name one source that radiates heat.
💡 Hint: It’s a star at the center of our solar system.
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What is the primary method of heat transfer in radiation?
💡 Hint: Think about how sunlight reaches us.
True or False: Radiation requires a medium to transfer heat.
💡 Hint: Consider how the sun's heat reaches Earth.
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A body at 300K radiates heat. If its temperature increases to 600K, how much more energy does it radiate based on the Stefan-Boltzmann Law?
💡 Hint: Remember to apply the fourth power in your calculations.
Evaluate the effectiveness of infrared radiation compared to visible light in heating an object. Provide an example.
💡 Hint: Consider how different wavelengths affect how much heat an object receives.
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