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Mr V U4
Energy in the Atmosphere and Ocean
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ENERGY | THE ABILITY TO DO WORK OR CAUSE CHANGE. |
| KINETIC ENERGY | ENERGY THAT AN OBJECT HAS DUE TO ITS MOTION. |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | THE ENERGY AN OBJECT HAS BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION; ALSO THE INTERNAL STORED ENERGY OF AN OBJECT, SUCH AS ENERGY STORED IN CHEMICAL BONDS. |
| MECHANICAL ENERGY | KINETIC OR POTENTIAL ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOTION OR POSITION OF AN OBJECT. |
| ELECTRICAL ENERGY | THE ENERGY OF ELECTRIC CHARGES. |
| ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY | THE ENERGY OF LIGHT AND OTHER FORMS OF RADIATION, WHICH TRAVELS THROUGH SPACE AS WAVES. |
| NUCLEAR ENERGY | THE POTENTIAL ENERGY STORED IN THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM. |
| CHEMICAL ENERGY | A FORM OF POTENTIAL ENERGY THAT IS STORED IN CHEMICAL BONDS BETWEEN ATOMS. |
| THERMAL ENERGY | THE TOTAL KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY OF ALL THE PARTICLES OF AN OBJECT. |
| ENERGY TRANSFORMATION | A CHANGE FROM ONE FORM OF ENERGY TO ANOTHER; ALSO CALLED AN ENERGY CONVERSION. |
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | THE RULE THAT ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED. |
| FRICTION | THE FORCE THAT TWO SURFACES EXERT ON EACH OTHER WHEN THEY RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER. |
| ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE | A WAVE THAT CAN TRANSFER ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC ENERGY THROUGH THE VACUUM OF SPACE. |
| GREENHOUSE EFFECT | THE TRAPPING OF HEAT NEAR A PLANET'S SURFACE BY CERTAIN GASES IN THE PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE. |
| CONVECTION | THE TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY BY THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID. |
| CONDUCTION | THE TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM ONE PARTICLE OF MATTER TO ANOTHER. |
| RADIATION | THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. |
| WIND | THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF AIR FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO AN AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE. |
| SEA BREEZE | THE FLOW OF COOLER AIR FROM OVER AN OCEAN OR LAKE TOWARD LAND. |
| LAND BREEZE | THE FLOW OF AIR FROM LAND TO A BODY OF WATER. |
| CORIOLIS EFFECT | THE EFFECT OF EARTH'S ROTATION ON THE DIRECTION OF WINDS AN CURRENTS. |
| JET STREAM | BAND OF HIGH-SPEED WINDS ABOUT 10 KILOMETERS ABOVE EARTH'S SURFACE. |
| CURRENT | A LARGE STREAM OF MOVING WATER THAT FLOWS THROUGH THE OCEANS. |
| EL NIÑO | AN ABNORMAL CLIMATE EVENT THAT OCCURS EVERY TWO TO SEVEN YEARS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, CAUSING CHANGES IN WINDS, CURRENTS, AND WEATHER PATTERNS FOR ONE TO TWO YEARS. |
| LA NIÑA | A CLIMATE EVENT IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN IN WHICH SURFACE WATERS ARE COLDER THAN NORMAL. |
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