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Science Vocabz
science vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Potential energy | the stored energy in an object due to it's position. |
| kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
| energy transformation | energy changed from one form to another |
| energy transfer | the transfer of energy from one system or organism to another. |
| law of conservation of energy | energy is never created or destroyed . the only thing that changes is the form in which it appears. |
| mechanical energy | the total of potential energy and kinetic energy in a mechanical system. |
| thermal energy | the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles in a material. |
| electrical energy | the energy carried by electric current |
| chemical energy | the energy stored in chemical bonds between atoms. |
| radiant energy | the energy carried by an electromagnetic wave. |
| convection | The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of currents within a fluid or gas. |
| conduction | the direct transfer of thermal energy between objects that touch. |
| combustion | the process of burning. |
| heat | the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another. |
| temperature | the measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles of a substance. |
| light energy | the energy carried by light and other kinds or electromagnetic waves. |
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