Words to know

Write the letter of the definition next to the matching word as you work through the lesson. You may use the glossary to help you.

______ radiation A. a form of invisible electromagnetic energy that has a longer wavelength than visible light

______infrared light B. the transfer of energy through space

______thermal energy C. the direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through touching

______conduction D. the energy an object has because of the movement wavelength of its particles

______Conversation E. a wave that can transfer electric and magnetic convection energy through space

______electromagnetic waves F. the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest waves of the next wave

______ultraviolet radiation G. the transfer of thermal energy through a liquid or gas radiation H. a measure of how hot or cold something is

______greenhouse effect I. a form of invisible electromagnetic energy that has a effect shorter wavelength than visible light

______temperature J. the process by which Earth's surface radiates heat into the atmosphere, which radiates some of the heat back to Earth​