2006-06-16 09:32:09 · 6 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Energy. It moves and moves and moves till it smashes a body and turns into a pure energy form and loses it's mass.
2006-06-16 09:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by VOOOP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A photon is moving by definition. All electromagnetic radiation is quantized as photons and is massless (aside from its energy of motion of course), and thus must always move at c (the speed of light). In short, if it is not, then it is not a photon.
If, on the other hand, you were asking what makes a photon move when it is created, then the answer is: The energy of momentum during its creation, which also defines its frequency, with a constant of proportionality equal to the Planck Constant.
2006-06-16 10:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by stellarfirefly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photons are balls of energy. It takes energy or enertia to move something thus the ball of energy just moves itself. A photon is strongest when it doesn't have to travel far, but will lose it's effectivness or power after going so far.
2006-06-16 09:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is energy or has energy moves.
Note: Photons don't have mass...
2006-06-16 09:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by trancevanbuuren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfect, stellarfirefly !!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to add more, but I couldn't express it well enough.
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2006-06-16 11:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by David Y 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick the best answer dammit! You already got it!
2006-06-18 11:22:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋