Talbert, different forms of energy
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| Mechanical Energy | The energy in moving things; Examples: walking, running, riding a bike | ||||
| Electromagnetic Energy | Electricity, light, radios, televisions, refrigerators | ||||
| Heat Energy | Energy of moving particles of matter; faster the particles move, the more heat energy they have | ||||
| Chemical Energy | Energy that holds particles of matter together; Examples: wood, coal, plants | ||||
| Nuclear Energy | Energy stored in the nucleus of the atom Example: heat and light from the sun | ||||
| Work | force x distance | ||||
| Joule | metric unit of work; equal to 1 N-m (newton-meter) | ||||
| Conduction | Heat transfer in solids | ||||
| Conductors | substances that conduct heat easily | ||||
| Insulators | substances that do not conduct heat easily | ||||
| Convection | heat transfer in gases and liquids | ||||
| Convection Currents | up and down movements of gases or liquids caused by heat transfer | ||||
| Radiation | transfer of heat through space | ||||
| Vacuum | Empty space |
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Created by:
53 KenLit
on 2012-03-20