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Heat from the Sun reaches us by ______.

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Question

Heat from the Sun reaches us by ______.

Options

  • conduction

  • radiation

  • convection

  • vaporisation

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Solution

Heat from the Sun reaches us by radiation.

Explanation:

Radiation is the only mode of heat transfer that can travel through a vacuum because it doesn’t require a material medium. Since space is empty, solar heat travels to earth via electromagnetic radiation waves.

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Chapter 11: Heat - EXERCISE [Page 276]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 11 Heat
EXERCISE | Q 7. | Page 276
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