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11 Cards in this Set
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Radiation
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Travels as waves or rays through space or air. It can be visible or invisible. The source and the receiver of the energy are not in direct contact.
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Sun
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The major source of energy that heats the atmosphere
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Differential Heating
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When different materials heat up at different rates
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Heat
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A form of energy that raises the temperature of a substance
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Kinetic Energy
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Matter in motion
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Temperature
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The measure of the average level of kinetic energy in a material
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Conduction
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Energy transfer that occurs between molecules or atoms when they touch each other
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Reradiation
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When matter releases heat energy it has absorbed
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Heat Energy
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All matter radiates "Heat Energy"
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Radiant Energy
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Energy from the sun
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Thermometer
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An instrument used to measure the temperature of materials.
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