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It depends. The energy of motion is kinetic energy. Plants use solar energy, but they convert it to chemical energy. Gravity causes gravitational potential energy. Thermal energy is found everywhere. It is the "excess" of the other energies.
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What do you call the energy from beneath the earths surface?
It is called geothermal energy.
What term refers to magma at the earths surface?
Magma once it reaches the earths surface is called lava.
What process moves energy from earths surface to high in the troposphere?
conduction
What provides the energy for the water cycle and other processes on earths surface?
The sun
What is magma called when it flows out of a volcano and onto earths surface?
it is called lava
What do you call the energy from beneath the earths surface?
It is called geothermal energy.
What is the type of potential energy dependent upon an object's weight and distance from earths surface?
That is called gravitational potential energy.
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as?
When Earths surface is heated it radiates some of the energy back into the atmosphere as "Infrared Radiation."
How does energy from earths interior cause changes to earths surface?
due to volcanics effects and movement of earth which affect the earth surface
What do we call a measure of height above earths surface?
Height above earths surface is called elevation
When earths regions of earths surface sinks down what is it called?
Subsidence.
What absorbs energy that is radiation from earths surface?
the greenhouse effect!
What absorbed the most energy that is radiated from earths surface?
the greenhouse
What is the point on earths surface where an earthquake energy is received?
epicenter
When the Sun's rays strike earths surface energy is what?
Absorbed
Where energy on earths surface comes from?
The sun & the Earth's core.
What is earths top surface?
It is called the crust.
