Science Language Students Should Know and Use

Absorbed

To be taken in, as in Earth's surface absorbed the heat energy from the Sun.

Coriolis effect

The observed fact that objects above Earth move to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.

Energy

The ability to do work.

Greenhouse gas

The process whereby energy from the sun is trapped by an atmosphere which increases the temperature.

Meteorology

The branch of science that studies the atmosphere and weather.

Radiation

The process of energy being transmitted in the form of rays or waves.

Reflected

When a wave hits an object, it moves in another direction.

Topography

A graphic representation of Earth's surface showing locations and elevations.