Tag: Transmission of radiant heat

Solar energy refers to energy from sun. Solar energy has three main components; visible light, infrared radiation and ultraviolet radiation. Visible light enables us to see, ultraviolet radiation enables the skin to produce vitamin D while infrared (radiant heat) warms up objects and heats up any object which absorbs it. Solar energy absorbed by plants enables them to manufacture food through the process of photosynthesis. When solar energy strikes an object, it is either reflected if surface is polished, e.g. a mirror or it is absorbed.

Solar energy refers to energy from sun. Solar energy has three main components; visible light, infrared radiation and ultraviolet radiation. Visible light enables us to see, ultraviolet radiation enables the skin to produce vitamin D while infrared (radiant heat) warms up objects and heats up any object which absorbs it. Solar energy absorbed by plants enables them to manufacture food through the process of photosynthesis. When solar energy strikes an object, it is either reflected if surface is polished, e.g. a mirror or it is absorbed.