Terms
the energy of motion
what is kinetic energy?
what are the inputs?
Light energy is the energy of this spectrum of radiation
What is electromagnetic?
The largest consumer of fossil fuels
What is the USA?
The Law of Conservation states that energy can't be created or destroyed, but it can be:
what is transferred?
what is potential energy?
The sugar molecule product of photosynthesis
What is glucose?
A tomato's color is due to the visible light's:
what is reflection?
The melting of polar icecaps due to increasing temperatures
What is arctic meltdown?
Kinetic energy that is generated by the random movement of molecules or atoms is referred to as:
what is heat?
Renewable energy source created from living organisms.
what are biofuels?
The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs
what is the chloroplast?
Particles of light energy are referred to as:
what are photons?
The trapping of the sun's warmth due to the buildup of certain gases.
In chemical energy, the potential energy is stored within this
what are the bonds of biological molecules?
The pigment used by most photosynthetic organisms to capture photons.
What is chlorophyll?
The conversion of inorganic gaseous carbon into an organic molecule
what is carbon fixation?
Photons are utilized in the ______ reactions of photosynthesis.
what is the light-dependent?
what is CO2?
The ultimate source of energy, as we know it, is:
what is the Sun?
Photosynthetic organisms that capture and transform the energy of sunlight
what are autotrophs?
The lesser pigment utilized by photosynthetic organisms such as carrots, pumpkins, corn, etc.
What are carotenoids?
Photon energy amounts are differentiated by:
what are wavelengths?
The largest effect, of humans, on the decline in carbon fixation.
What is deforestation?
The irreversible process of energy transfer
What is entropy?