Definitions
Earth Science
Types of Energy
States of Matter
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.
100
Amount of movement of particles in an object.
What is Temperature?
100
an elevated piece of land with a flat top.
What is Plateau?
100
A rock at the top of a hill.
An example of Gravitational potential.
100
Liquid to a Solid
Freezing
100
A car crash
An example of conduction
200
Ability to cause change.
What is Energy?
200
The Layer of the atmosphere we live in
What is The Troposphere
200
A rock rolling down a hill.
An example of kinetic energy.
200
Solid to a gas
Sublimation
200
The Sun's waves
An example of Radiation
300
The smallest wave, and smaller than X-ray
What are Gamma rays
300
The largest part of our Planet
What is The Mantle?
300
Gasoline in a car.
Example of chemical potential energy.
300
Gas to a Liquid
Condensation
300
Heating a pan
An example of convection.
400
what is the rate at which work is done
Power
400
What kind of rock comes from volcanoes?
Igneous Rock
400
A book on a table
An example of Potential Energy
400
Liquid to a Gas
Vaporization
400
The waves coming off a fire.
An example of radiation
500
Transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves.
What is Radiation
500
The layer of the atmosphere that the ozone layer is in, and is above the troposphere.
What is the stratosphere
500
A space ship's fuel
Chemical Potential
500
Gas to a solid
Deposition
500
Rubbing your hand together
An example of conduction
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