Physics > Energy > KS3: Heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation
 
Radiation

When you stand near to a roaring bonfire, you can feel thermal energy from the bonfire falling on your face.

Thermal energy is transferred from the fire to your face by radiation. No substance (solid, liquid or gas) is needed so the radiation can travel through empty space.
 
   
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