Description: A motet for Christmas Day from Selectae quaedam cantiones sacrae, Nuremberg, 1571. Published as the pendant second part of the motet Hodie Christus natus est, this edition is offered as an independent piece.
The universe is made up of matter and energy. Matter â anything that has mass and takes up space â is pretty straightforward and easy to grasp, but energy is a bit more abstract. In physics, energy is the ability to do work, or the ability to move or elicit change in matter.
Radiant energy is a form of kinetic energy. Kinetic energy refers to the movement of the energy whether is is of atoms, molecules, waves, substances or objects. Other forms of kinetic energy include thermal energy, sound, motion energy and electrical energy. Without radiant energy, like that from the sun, life on Earth would not be possible. Radiant energy is the result of a change in configuration of electrons. It can travel through any substance including air, liquid, glass, and space. However, matter is not necessary for transmission of radiant energy. Even in a vacuum environment, radiant energy can move.