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    • Diagram showing radiation is the heat we feel coming from a fire
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 3 November 2009 Size: 36 KB Referencing Hub media

    Radiation is the heat that we feel coming from a fire. It warms the air using heat waves that radiate out from the fire in all directions until it is absorbed by objects.

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      Heat energy

      Most of us use the word ‘heat’ to mean something that feels warm, but science defines heat as the flow of energy from a warm object to a cooler object. Actually, heat energy is all around us – in ...

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