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Keyword:
•Thermal,
•Heat,
•Radiation,
•Infra-red,
•Emit
GCSE Core Physics
EXAM TIP: Transfer of heat energy by infra-red radiation DOES not involve particles
STARTER
Absorber The heat transfer mechanism in solids.
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infrared
radiation
There are no particles The heat travels to Earth by
between the Sun and the infrared waves. They are
Earth so the heat cannot similar to light waves and
travel by conduction or by are able to travel through
convection. empty space.
GCSE Core Physics
EXAM TIP: Transfer of heat energy by infra-red radiation DOES not involve particles
INFRARED WAVES
Heat can move by travelling as infrared waves.
These are electromagnetic waves, like light waves,
but with a longer wavelength.
PYROMANIACS ANONYMOUS
You are going to start a fire with a magnifying glass by finding its
focal length!
Keyword:
•Thermal,
•Heat,
•Radiation,
•Infra-red,
•Emit
GCSE Core Physics
EXAM TIP: Transfer of heat energy by infra-red radiation DOES not involve particles
matt
white silver
black
best absorber worst absorber
Matt black surfaces are the best absorbers of radiation.
Shiny surfaces are the worst emitters because they reflect most
of the radiation away.
Why are solar panels that are used for heating water covered in
a black outer layer?
GCSE Core Physics
EXAM TIP: Transfer of heat energy by infra-red radiation DOES not involve particles
matt
white silver
black
Blah blah
This is sooo
boring….
PYROMANIACS ANONYMOUS
You are going to start a fire with a magnifying glass by finding its
focal length!
Summary notes
• Thermal or heat radiation is the transfer of energy
by infra-red waves. These waves are part of the
electromagnetic spectrum
Summary notes
• All objects emit (give off) thermal radiation.
• The hotter the object the more thermal radiation it
emits.
• Heat radiation can travel through a vacuum like
space. This is how we get heat from the sun.
• Thermal radiation is energy transfer by
electromagnetic radiation.
• The transfer of heat energy by infra-red radiation
does NOT involve particles.
Summary notes
• All objects emit (give off) thermal radiation.
• The hotter the object the more thermal radiation it
emits.
• Heat radiation can travel through a vacuum like
space. This is how we get heat from the sun.
• Thermal radiation is energy transfer by
electromagnetic radiation.
• The transfer of heat energy by infra-red radiation
does NOT involve particles.
1. Infra-red
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2. By radiation through space.
3. No, the hotter the object the more heat it radiates
GCSE Core Physics