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How does heat from the sun reach us?At what speed does this transfer of heat takes place?

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Heat is transmitted through conduction, convection, and radiation. The heat that reaches us from the Sun is infrared radiation, which travels at the speed of light. So, it takes about 8 minutes for it to reach Earth from the Sun.
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How does heat from the sun reach us: Heat moves in three ways: Radiation, Conduction, and convection. Radiation happens when heat moves as energy waves, called infrared waves, directly from its source to something else. This is how the heat from the sun gets to earth for the light to radiate us.


At what speed does this transfer of heat takes place? / Heat is transferred through conduction, convection, and radiation. The heat that reaches us from the sun is infrared radiation, which travels at the speed of light, so it takes about 8 minutes for it to reach earth to the sun ❤️
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