Vocab Flashcard

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Radiation

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Energy that travels through space and air as waves

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Convection

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Transfer of energy by fluid movement

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Conduction: Transfer of energy by contact between objects.

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Transfer of energy by contact from one object to another.

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Fluid: a material that can flow and change shape in a container.

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Material that can flow and change shape.

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Density

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degree of compactness of a substance

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Fossil fuels

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Preserved remains of ancient organisms transformed into oil, coal, or natural gas.

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Solar energy

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heat and light from the Sun

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Kinetic energy

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energy of motion

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Energy transfer

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Movement of energy from one place to another

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Hydrosphere

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All water on Earth: solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water).