Physics GCSE
heating by infrared
What heating by infrared means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of heating by infrared
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Infrared from a grill is absorbed by food, raising its internal energy store and its temperature.
Topics that use heating by infrared
- Types of electromagnetic waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- continuous spectrum
- detectors
- energy stores
- energy transfer
- infrared
- long to short wavelength
- order of the spectrum
- red to violet
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