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Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thermal Energy | The total energy or motion in the particles of a substance |
| Thermometer | An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid |
| Heat | The transfer of thermal energy between object because of a difference in temperature |
| Conduction | The direct transfer of heat between two substances that ae touching |
| Convection | The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid |
| Convection Currents | The movement of a fluid that transfers orm one part of the fluid to another |