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In heat enegy, the transfer from particle to particle within certain materials, or from one material to another when the two are in direct contact.
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conduction
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Material through which heat can be transferred.
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conductor
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A means of heat transfer by movement of the heated substance itself, such as by currents in a fluid.
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convection
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the warming effect whose cause is that short- wavelength radiant energy from the sun can enter the atmosphere and be absorbed by Earth more easily than long-wavelength energy from Earth can leave.
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Greenhouse effect
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A material that is a poor conductior of heat and that delays the transfer of heat.
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insulator
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The rate of cooling an object- whether by conduction, convection, or radiation- is approximately proportional to the temperature difference between the object and its surroundings.
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Newtons Law of cooling
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any energy, including heat, light, X-rays, that is transmitted by radiation. It occurs in the form of electromagnetic waves.
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Radiant Energy
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Energy transmitted by electromagnetic waves.
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Radiation
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Radiant energy emitted from the earth.
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Terrestrial Radiation
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