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Energy
6.4 Energy
Term | Definition |
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Solar Radiation | Energy from the sun that travel through space |
Electromagnetic Waves | Form of energy that moves through space and consists of an electric field and a magnetic field |
Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of heat near the Earth's surface by gases in the atmosphere |
Thermal Energy | The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object |
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 |
Absorb | To take in or soak up |
Energy | The ability to do work or cause change. |
Kinetic Energy | The energy of an object in motion. |
Potential energy | Stored energy is called potential energy. |
mechanical energy | The form of energy associated with an objects motion, position, or shape. |
electrical energy | The energy of electric charges. |
nuclear energy | The potential energy stored in an atoms nucleus. |
Electromagnetic energy | A form of energy that travels through space in waves |
Chemical energy | Potential energy stored in chemical bonds. |