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Science Ch 2 Test
Sections 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic Waves | A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space |
| Radiation | The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| Infrared Radiation | Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves |
| Ultraviolet Radiation | Elecromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays |
| Scattering | Reflection of light in all directions |
| Greenhouse Effect | The pprocess by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by gases that form a "blanket" around Earth |
| Temperature | The average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance |
| Thermal Energy | |
| Thermometer | |
| Heat | |
| Conduction | |
| Convection | |
| Convection Currents |