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Energy Vocabulary
Physical Science
Term | Definition |
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heat | thermal energy tranferred from something with a higher temp to something with a lower temp |
temperature | average kinetic energy of a sample |
thermal energy | total internal energy of the particles (based on temp and mass, included potential and kinetic energies) |
kinetic energy | energy of motion |
potential energy | energy of condition or position |
specific heat | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material 1 degree Celcius |
radiation | thermal energy transferred by electromagnetic waves, specifically infrared waves |
convection | thermal energy tranferred by overturning motions in a liquid or gas |
conduction | theral energy tranferred through direct contact |