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Conduction |
the transfer of thermal energy through a substance, or between substances in contact, by the collision of particles |
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geothermal energy |
Energy created below the earth's surface |
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igneous rock |
rock formed from magma that has cooled and solidified |
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metamorphic rock |
rock that is formed when heat and pressure change existing rock |
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convection |
the transfer of thermal energy from one part of a fluid to another by a circulating current of faster-moving and slower-moving particles |
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radiant energy |
energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves through empty space; includes visible light, ultraviolet rays, and infrared rays |
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radiation |
the transfer of energy by means of electromagnetic waves |