The Difference Between Radiant and Thermal Energy!
The main difference of thermal and radiant energy is that thermal energy is heat and radiant energy is light energy. Example, Sun. See, these to are slightly different and slightly alike. One gives off heat and the other gives off light. They work together very well. How do they do this? Well, Thermal gives off heat and light, while Radiant gives off light and heat too! See, they are different and the same at the same time! Radiant Energy is related to the vibrations of an electrical charge or magnetic field that produces electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum such as space. Thermal Energy is related to motion of atoms or molecules in a substance.