Z latinského terra cotta (pálená hlína). Materiál pro výrobu nádob, střešních tašek, nádobí, soch apod. Pro náš účel je zajímavá schopnost nasákavosti vodou. Vnější povrch neglazované nádoby naplněné vodou je proto vlhký. Dodnes se využívá pro udržení chladné vody v nádobě a pro chlazení okolního vzduchu. článek o terakotovém chladiči
Biomass
All organic matter on the planet, therefore, the bodies of plants, animals, algae, fungi, bacteria and more.
Ecology
A field of study examining the relationships between organisms and the environment they inhabit. The tca definition: "Ecology is the scientific study of the processes regulating the distribution and / or organisms and their mutual relations, and the study of how these organisms on the contrary mediate the transport and transformation of energy and matter in the biosphere (primarily the study of the structure and function of ecosystems)." "Research on where organisms are found, how many are there and why."
Radiation
Radiation. Thermal radiation is heat radiation.
Convection
Flow. Thermal convection is the spread of heat by convection (moving air)