AQA Physics - Heat Radiation (P1)

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Which three ways is heat transferred?
Conduction, Convection and Radiation.
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What is heat radiation?
the transfer of energy by infrared radiation.
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What is conduction?
the transfer of energy through particles. It is the main form of heat transfer in solids.
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What is convection?
the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
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What emits infrared radiation?
All objects. Continuously.
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Does an object hotter than its surroundings emit more or less radiation than it absorbs?
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What surfaces absorbs infrared radiation the most?
Dark, matt surfaces.
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What surfaces reflect infrared radiation the most?
Light, shiny surfaces.
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Why are metals good conductors?
They contain free electrons which are able to move around the metal.
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