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vocab. ch.15 science
science
Question | Answer |
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The ability to cause changes in matter | ENERGY |
The energy of motion | KINETIC ENERGY |
The energy an object has because of it's condition or position | POTENTIAL ENERGY |
Movement of energy from one place or object to another | ENERGY TRANSFER |
Energy that comes from the sun | SOLAR ENERGY |
Radiation that we can see | LIGHT |
Energy that can be released by a chemical reaction | CHEMICAL ENERGY |
The combination of all the kinetic and o energy that something has | MECHANICAL ENERGY |
Energy that comes from an electric current | ELECTRIC ENERGY |
The transfer thermal energy between object with different temperatures | HEAT |
A group of separate elements that work together to accomplish something | SYSTEM |
The transfer of heat from one object directly to another | CONDUCTION |
The transfer of heat through the movement of gas or a liquid | CONVECTION |
The transfer of energy by means of waves that move through matter and space | RADIATION |
The bouncing of heat or light off an object | REFLECTION |
The remains or traces of past life, found in sedimentary rock | FOSSIL |
Any material that can be used to satisfy a need | RESOURCE |
A resource that, once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of times | NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE |
The use of less of a resource to make the supply last longer | CONSERVATION |
A resource that can be replaced within a reasonable amount of time | RENEWABLE RESOURCE |
A waste product that harms living things and damages an ecosystem | POLLUTION |