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9Sci CH 5 Energy
Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy | the ability to cause change |
| Heat | thermal energy that flows from warmer material to cooler material |
| Kinetic Energy | energy in the form of motion |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | energy can change form but cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions |
| Mechanical Energy | the total amount of kinetic energy and potential energy in a system |
| Potential Energy | stored energy |
| Specific Heat | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material 1K |
| Temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of moving particles that make up a sample of matter |
| Thermal Energy | total energy of a material’s particles, including kinetic energy and potential energy |
| Thermal Pollution | when waste heat raises temperature of environment |
| Work | transfer of energy through motion |
| Kinetic Energy | the greater the mass and velocity of a moving object, the more ____ it has |
| Potential Energy | the amount depends on position or condition |
| Specific Heat | measured in joules per kilogram per kelvin |
| Work | equals force times distance |