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Topics 5-6 EarthSci
Topics 5 and 6 Vocab for Earth Science Regents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work |
| electromagnetic energy | a type of energy that is radiated in the form of transverse waves from all matter not at absolute zero |
| wavelength | the distances from one crest of a wave of the next crest |
| electromagnetic spectrum | any model that shows the types of electromagnetic energy |
| refracted | the bending of waves as they pass through materials of different densities |
| reflected | bounced off the material |
| absorbed | taken into the material |
| transmitted | passed through the material |
| rexture | roughness or smoothness of a surface |
| heat energy | the energy transfer froma region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature |
| conduction | the transfer of heat energy from atom to atom or molecule to molecule as it vibrates (physical contact) |
| covection | the transfer of heat energy by movement of fluids |
| radiation | heat energy transferred by electromagnetic waves |
| mechanical energy | all the energy of an object or system not related to the individual motion of particles |
| kinetic energy | the energy an object in motion has; the faster its moving or more mass it has, the more energy |
| potential energy | stored energy; more mass, more energy |
| temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a body ot matter |
| joules | a metric unit or energy or work |
| specific heat | the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of any substance one degree Celsius |
| solidification | freezing; the changing of a liquid to a solid |
| crystallization | solidification that results in a solid with an ordered pattern of atoms |
| vaporization | evaportation; the changing of a liquid to a gas |
| condensation | the changing of gas to a liquid |
| sublimation | the changing of gas directly to a solid; ex: dry ice |
| nuclear decay | nuclear fission or radioactive decay; the process by which unstable or radioactive decay of elements splits to form lighter elements |
| insolation | INcoming SOLar radiATION; radiation that is recieved by Earth at the outermost part of our atmosphere |
| ozone | a form of oxygen gas in Earth's atmosphere |
| angle of incidence | the angle at which the insolation strikes Earth's surface |
| transpiration | a process by which plants relaease water vapor into the atmosphere as part of their life functions |
| greenhouse gases | gases in the atmosphere that absorbs infared radiation and warms the atmosphere |
| global warming | an increase in the average Earth temperature |
| sunspot | a darker region of the sun's visible surface |
| deforestation | the cutting down or destroying of forests |
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