If thermal energy is basically heat, are conduction, convection and radiation ways it travels? And radiation can be used in vacuums so would it be used in space to get the heat from the sun to Earth?
Yes, that is correct, convection and conduction needs something to carry it (matter). Interestingly you do see convection within the sun though, as there is matter to carry the heat!
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Yes, that is correct, convection and conduction needs something to carry it (matter). Interestingly you do see convection within the sun though, as there is matter to carry the heat!
Wow, that's really cool- I never knew convection happened in the sun!