Energy in the Atmosphere Edge Vocab

Match the following methods of heat transfer

• Transfers energy (including heat) through space

• Convection

• transfers heat by moving masses of hot gases or liquids

• Radiation

• Transfers heat by touching

• Conduction

This type of wave can transfer electric and magnetic energy through space

• sound wave

• electromagnetic wave

• seismic wave

The process by which Earth’s surface radiates heat into the atmosphere, which radiates some of the heat back to Earth is called the...

• Antireflective coating effect

• Insulation effect

• Greenhouse effect

Infrared light is a form of invisible electromagnetic energy that has a ​ (a)   wavelength than visible light.

Utraviolet ​ (b)   is a form of invisible electromagnetic energy that has a ​ (c)   wavelength than visible light.

• longer
• radiation
• shorter

Match the following definitions with the terms.

• temperature

• the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave

• thermal energy

• the energy an object has because of the movement of its particles

• wavelength

• A measure of how hot or cold something is.