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How does energy from the Sun travel to Earth?
through radiation
through convection
through conduction
through the movement of particles
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Through radiation.
The Sun's energy reaches Earth mainly as electromagnetic radiation (light, infrared, ultraviolet) that travels through the vacuum of space. Conduction and convection require a material medium and can't transfer energy across empty space; particle streams (the solar wind) do carry some energy but are a minor contribution compared with the radiative energy.
The Sun's energy reaches Earth mainly as electromagnetic radiation (light, infrared, ultraviolet) that travels through the vacuum of space. Conduction and convection require a material medium and can't transfer energy across empty space; particle streams (the solar wind) do carry some energy but are a minor contribution compared with the radiative energy.
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