This theory suggests that the two plates moving in opposite directions become locked for some period of time because of friction. However, the accumulating stress overcomes the friction and causes the plate to suddenly move over a short time period which generates an earthquake. An energy wave that causes elastic deformation in a material without its structure and shape being deformed. Electrical Energy Energy resulting from the force between two objects having the physical property of charge. Electromagnetic Energy Energy stored in electromagnetic waves or radiation .
Energy is released when the waves are absorbed by a surface.
The intensity of energy released is a function of the temperature of the radiating surface. The higher the temperature the greater the quantity of energy released. The amount of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a body is proportionally related to its temperature. Electromagnetic Spectrum See spectrum . Electron A sub-particle of an atom that contains a negative atomic charge.