8t science ch. 9 vocab

A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space

• electromagnetic wave

• radio wave

• mechanical wave

• matter wave

The trapping of heat near a planet’s surface by certain gasses in the planet's atmosphere

• greenhouse effect

• El Nino

• Coriolis effect

• La Nina

The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents

• greenhouse effect

• El Nino

• Coriolis effect

• La Nina

An abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns for one to two years

• greenhouse effect

• El Nino

• Coriolis effect

• La Nina

A climate event in the stream in the eastern pacific ocean in which surface are colder than normal

• greenhouse effect

• El Nino

• Coriolis effect

• La Nina

The total kinetic and potential energy of all particles of an object

• thermal energy

• solar energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• current

The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• current

A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans

• jet stream

• wind

• radiation

• current

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• current