geopotential

[jee-oh-puh-ten-shuhl]

ge·o·po·ten·tial

[jee-oh-puh-ten-shuhl]
noun Physics.
the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.

Origin:
1910–15; geo- + potential
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Geopotential is always a great word to know.
So is excited state. Does it mean:
radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays
any of the energy levels of a physical system, such as an atom or molecule, that has higher energy than the lowest energy level
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