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What is heat transfer through electromagnetic waves traveling through space from the sun called?   Radiation  
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What are gases in the atmosphere reflecting light in all directions called?   Scattering  
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What is the light we can see called? ROYGBIV   visible light  
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What is Earth's heating process in which the gases in the atmosphere trap heat?   greenhouse effect  
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Can we see infrared radiation?   no  
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Can we see visible light?   yes  
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What type of light causes skin cancer and eye damage?   ultraviolet  
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What wavelengths are longer than red light, invisible, and can be felt as heat?   infrared radiation  
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What wavelengths are shorter than violet light and are invisible, but can cause sunburns, skin cancer, and eye damage?   ultraviolet radiation  
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Order visible light(ROYGBIV), ultraviolet radiation, and infrared radiation by longest wavelength to shortest wavelength   infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation  
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What type of light can be felt as heat, but not seen?   infrared  
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What is the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance?   thermal energy  
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What is the transfer of heat energy from one material to another through physical (direct) contact?   Conduction  
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What is the transfer of heat energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas?   Convection  
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Conduction or Convection: furnace   convection  
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Conduction or Convection: stove top burner   conduction  
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Conduction or Convection: hot plate   conduction  
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Conduction or Convection: curling or straightening iron   conduction  
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