Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Black Body Radiation.
A type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible red light; it is the primary way thermal energy is transferred through a vacuum.
Infrared radiation appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Waves, especially Black Body Radiation and Emission and absorption of infrared radiation.
Waves
Black Body Radiation • Emission and absorption of infrared radiation
Energy
Energy Resources • National and global energy resources
Waves
Black Body Radiation • Perfect black bodies and radiation
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