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SCIENCE_IMPORTANT
Term | Definition |
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absorption | the process or action by which one thing absorbs another is is being absorbed |
conduction | the transfer of heat by direct contact |
convection | transfer of heat by movement of liquid |
electromagnetic waves | a form of energy that can travel through space |
energy transformation | a change from one form of energy to another |
green house effect | the process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases that form a "blanket" around earth |
heat | energy transferred trom a warmer object to a cooler one |
radiation | the direct transfer of energy through empty space |
reflection | the throwing back by a surface of light heat or sound without absorbing it |
scattering | reflection of light in all directions |
solar energy | energy from the sun |
thermal energy | the energy of motion in the molecules of a substance |
ultraviolet radiation | a form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light |
visible light | light that can be seen by the human eye |
wavelength | the horizontal distance between two wave crusts |