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Perdomo - Chapter 3
Lesson 1-3
Question | Answer |
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Movement of energy from one place or object to another | energy transfer |
The energy an object has because of its conditions or position. | potential energy |
The energy of motion | kinetic energy |
The ability to cause changes in matter | energy |
Anything that dirties or harms or harms the environment | pollution |
A resource that can be replaced within a reasonable amount of time. | renewable resource |
A resource that, once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time. | nonrenewable resource |
Any material that can be used to satisfy a need. | resource |
The use of less of something to make the supply last longer | conservation |
The remains of traces of past life, found in sedimentary rock | fossil |
The bouncing of heat of light off an object | reflection |
The transfer of energy by means of waves that move through matter and space. | radiation |
The transfer of heat through the movement of a gas or liquid | convection |
The transfer of heat from one object directly to another. | conduction |
A group of separate elements that work together to accomplish something. | system |
The transfer of thermal energy between objects with different temperatures | heat |
Energy that comes from an electric current. | electric energy |
The combination of all the kinetic and potential energy that something has | mechanical energy |
Energy that can be released by a chemical reaction | chemical energy |
Radiation that we can see | light |
Energy that comes from the sun | solar energy |