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Energy Conservation
Question | Answer |
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Ability to do work | Energy |
the energy of motion | Kinetic Energy |
the average kinetic energy due to the motion of the atoms in a substance | Thermal Energy |
the measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object | Temperature |
an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance | Thermal Expansion |
when an electrical source is connected in a a complete circuit to an electrical device | Electrical Energy Transfer |
light waves that transmit energy through matter or empty space (sunlight) | Electromagnetic Waves |
when objects push or pull on each other | Mechanical Energy |
when a warm object is in contact with a cooler one | Thermal Energy Transfer |
the transfer of thermal energy between objects that are different temperatures | Heat |
the point at which two objects that are touching reach the same temperature | Thermal Equilibrium |