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Energy Vocab Act.1-3
McKinney - Science
Word | Definition |
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Energy | the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms" |
kinetic energy | energy of motion |
potential energy | stored energy |
variable | a factor which can change during an experiment |
energy transfer | a change of energy from one form to another ( eg, mechanical to electrical, solar to electrical) |
insulator | a material that is resistant to the flow of heat or electricity through it |
thermal energy | heat energy |
calorie | unit used to measure heat |
calorimetry | measurement of quantities of heat |
equilibrium | balance |
temperature | A degree of hotness or coldness the can be measured using a thermometer. Also a measure of how fast the atoms and molecules of a substance are moving (see Kinetic energy). Temperature is measured in degrees on the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales. |