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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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