Earth-Sun Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
Nuclear Reaction | a change in the identity or characteristics of an atomic nucleus that results when it is bombarded with an energetic particle, as in fission, fusion, or radioactive decay. |
4 factors that affect sunlight reaching earth. | Land Water Reflection Gas Dust Clouds. |
Atmosphere | he envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. |
Conduction | the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material. |
Radiation | he emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization. |
Convection | the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat. |
Evaporation | Evaporation is the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure. |
Conduction | Conduction is the process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring molecules. |
Precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. |
Run Off | the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc. |
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