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4E Ch 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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energy | the ability to cause a change |
solar energy | the energy given off by the sun |
thermal energy | the energy of the motion of particles in matter |
heat | the transfer of thermal energy from one piece of matter to another |
temperature | a measure of the average energy of motion of particles in matter |
fuel | a material that can burn |
conduction | the transfer of thermal energy caused by particles of matter bumping into each other |
convection | the transfer of thermal energy by particles of a liquid or gas moving from one place to another |
radiation | the bundles of energy that move through matter and through empty space |
infrared radiation | the bundles of light energy that transfer heat |