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Topic 2
Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic wave | A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space |
| Greenhouse effect | The trapping of near a planet surface by certain gases in the planet’s atmosphere |
| Thermal energy | The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object |
| Conduction | The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another |
| Convection | The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| Absorb | To take in |