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electromagnetic waves

a form of energy that can move through the vacume of space.

Radiation

a direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

temperature 

the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance.

thermal energy

the partials of a substance.

thermometer 

a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid usually mercury or alcohol.

heat

the transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one.

conduction

when a fast moving Molecule bumps into a slow moving molecule.

convection

the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. 

convection currents

move heat through the troposphere.

atmosphere

the layers of gases surrounding earth.

troposphere

the lowest region of the atmosphere.