Heat in Space Re: Objectionable material for children

[John D. Giorgis]

At 08:21 PM 1/24/01 -0600, Erik wrote:
>On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 07:14:45PM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote:
>> Wait a second!   Can a vacuum *have* a temperature?   I thought temperature
>> was based on atomic vibrations ~ or something roughly to the effect.
>> Since a vacuum is empty, how does it have a temperature?
>
>I don't have time for a complete answer, but here's something to
>think about. Suppose you are in space, in a vacuum. Can you measure
>a temperature difference if you can see starlight or if you are
>in complete darkness? There are no atoms in either case.

True..... obviously even in a vacuum, the closer I get to a star, the
hotter it will be.   Just look at Earth vs. Mars.

So, EM Radiation stimulates molecules to generate heat?

JDG
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