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Energy Conservation
Question | Answer |
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Energy | the ability to do work |
Kinetic Energy | the energy of motion |
Thermal Energy | the average kinetic energy due to the motion of the atoms in a substance |
Temperature | the measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object |
Thermal Expansion | an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance |
Electrical Energy Transfer | when an electrical source is connected in a a complete circuit to an electrical device |