caribbean: An ocean that extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to Mexico and the Central American countries in the west, encompassing the southern coasts of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico to the northern coasts of Venezuela and Brazil. The term is also used to describe the cultures of countries that share borders or are located on islands in this ocean.
cloud: A mass of molecules or particles, such as water droplets, that moves under the influence of external forces like wind, radiation, or water currents. In atmospheric science, it refers to an airborne collection of water droplets and ice crystals that typically moves high in the Earth’s atmosphere, driven by the wind.
colleague: Someone who collaborates and works with others, such as colleagues and team members.
data: Facts and statistics gathered for analysis, often stored digitally as numbers in binary code represented as strings of 0’s and 1’s.
electric field: The space surrounding a charged particle or object where forces act on other charged particles or objects.
electrician: A professional who designs, builds, or analyzes electrical equipment.
electronic: Negatively charged particles found orbiting the outer region of atoms and conducting electricity in solids.
engineer: A problem solver who utilizes science and mathematics to design devices, materials, or processes to address needs or issues.
field: A region in space where specific physical effects occur, such as magnetism, gravity, mass, or electricity.
gamma ray: High-energy radiation often produced by processes in and around exploding stars, representing the most energetic form of light.
Milliseconds: Units of time equal to 1/1000th of a second.
molecule: An electrically neutral group of atoms representing the smallest unit of a compound. Molecules can consist of the same type of atoms or different types, like oxygen in air (O2) or water (H2O).
physicist: A scientist specializing in the study of matter and energy properties.
real time: An immediate term indicating research, recording, or reporting happening at the exact moment it occurs.
satellite: A moon orbiting a planet or a vehicle orbiting a celestial body in space.
sensor: A device capturing and storing or transmitting information about physical or chemical conditions like temperature, pressure, humidity, light intensity, and radiation.
square: A geometric shape with four equal sides or a mathematical operation of multiplying a number by itself. For example, 2 squared is 4 and 10 squared is 100.
Terrestrial: Relating to the earth, specifically its land, with “Terra” meaning earth in Latin.
ground gamma ray flash: Brief bursts of gamma rays, a high-energy radiation type, generated in the Earth’s atmosphere, often by thunderstorms. Satellites in low Earth orbit can detect these momentary bursts with appropriate cameras and radiation detectors.
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