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Science vocab words
S8P2.a
Term | Definition |
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Law of conservation of energy | the law that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another |
Energy | the capacity to do work |
Work | the transfer of energy to an object by using a force that cause the object to move in the direction of the force |
kinetic energy | the energy of an object that is due to the objects motion |
potential energy | the energy that an object has because of the po |
mechanical energy | the amount of work an object can do because of the object kinetic and potential energies |
thermal energy | the kinetic of work |
heat | the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperature |
chemical energy | the energy that is stored in chemical bonds |
electrical energy | the energy that results from the flow of moving charges |
electromagnetic energy | energy results from the motion of the charged particles within atoms |
sound energy | energy given off by a vibrating object |
nuclear energy | the energy stored in the nucleus of a atom as a result of strong nuclear forces |
Nuclear fission | the combination of the nuclei ao small atoms to form a larger nucleus: releases |
temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is :specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object |
conduction | the transfer of heat by direct contact of particles |
convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation of movement of a liquid or a gas |
radiation | the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves |