Identify/define and Explain the Significance of the Following: Patron

question 76

Short Answer

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: patron.

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Definitions:

External Energy Source

An energy source that originates outside a system and can influence or drive processes within that system, such as solar radiation impacting the Earth's climate.

Infrared Energy

A form of electromagnetic energy with longer wavelengths than visible light; much of the Sun’s light that reaches Earth converts into this type of energy.

Converted Energy

Energy that has been changed from one form to another, such as mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Sediment Variety

Sediment variety encompasses the different types of mineral and organic particles deposited by water, wind, or ice, including sand, silt, clay, and pebbles.