Energy Vocabulary

6. Application of science to help people
9. Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
10. Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves
11. electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
14. the passage of light through an object
15. A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily.
16. All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
18. The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object.
19. Heat energy
21. Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object
22. an interaction of light with matter that causes light to change its energy, direction of motion, or both
23. to soak up or take in
24. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

1. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
2. The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another
3. to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back
4. to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light
5. the process of becoming smaller
7. A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.
8. The energy of light and other forms of radiation.
12. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
13. electromagnetic waves that you can see
17. high-frequency light waves beyond the violet frequency
20. Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.