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Science vocab words
S8P2.a
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Law of conservation of energy | the law that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another |
| Energy | the capacity to do work |
| Work | the transfer of energy to an object by using a force that cause the object to move in the direction of the force |
| kinetic energy | the energy of an object that is due to the objects motion |
| potential energy | the energy that an object has because of the po |
| mechanical energy | the amount of work an object can do because of the object kinetic and potential energies |
| thermal energy | the kinetic of work |
| heat | the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperature |
| chemical energy | the energy that is stored in chemical bonds |
| electrical energy | the energy that results from the flow of moving charges |
| electromagnetic energy | energy results from the motion of the charged particles within atoms |
| sound energy | energy given off by a vibrating object |
| nuclear energy | the energy stored in the nucleus of a atom as a result of strong nuclear forces |
| Nuclear fission | the combination of the nuclei ao small atoms to form a larger nucleus: releases |
| temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is :specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object |
| conduction | the transfer of heat by direct contact of particles |
| convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation of movement of a liquid or a gas |
| radiation | the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves |
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