Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Radiation and Temperature.
Electromagnetic waves (primarily in the infrared region) emitted and absorbed by all objects regardless of their temperature.
Thermal radiation appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially Radiation and Temperature and Constant Temperature Conditions.
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