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science 6.4 sol vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absorption | the process in which something absorbs or gets absorbed by something |
| conduction | the transfer of heat from one thing to another by direct contact of particles of matter |
| convection | the transfer of heat by movement of fluid |
| electromagnetic wave | a form of energy that can travel through space |
| energy transformation | a change from one form of energy to another |
| greenhouse effect | the process by which heat gets trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor,carbon dioxide,methane and other gases form a blanket around earth |
| heat | the energy transfered from a warmer object to a cooler object |
| infared radiation | a form of energy with wavelengths longer than visible light |
| radiation | the direct transfer of energy through empty space by electromagnetic waves |
| reflection | the throwing back by a surface of light heat or sound without absorbing it |
| scattering | the reflection of light in all directions |
| solar energy | energy from the sun |
| thermal energy | the energy of motion in the molecule of a substance |
| ultra violet radiation | a form of energy with shorter wave lengths than visible light |
| visible light | light that can be seen by the human eye |
| wavelength | the horizontal distance between to wave crest |
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