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on average, the sun is about 149,000,000 km from earth. how does heat energy from the sun transfer through space to earth? a. absorption b. conduction c. convection d. radiation
Heat transfer in space occurs without a medium. Conduction requires direct contact between substances, convection requires a fluid medium (liquid or gas), and absorption is a process that occurs after heat transfer. Radiation is the transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves and can occur in a vacuum, which is the case for heat transfer from the Sun to Earth through space.
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D. radiation