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Topic 4 L.1
Topic 4 L. 1 terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
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Electromagnetic Wave | A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space. |
Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of heat through a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's 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 energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact. |
Radiation | The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves. |
Absorb | To take in; to swallow up. |