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Science - Energy
Energy Transformations and Thermal Energy End Unit Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thermal (Heat) Energy | energy from heat packs or the result of digesting food |
| Radiant (Light) Energy | energy from the sun (solar energy) |
| Electrical Energy | energy from electricity |
| Chemical Energy | energy from a battery, food break down, decaying organisms, burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), using and ethanol from corn decomposition |
| Mechanical Energy | energy from winding or turning something, ex: wind-up clock, or rubber band |
| Nuclear Energy | fission-nuclear reactor, fusion - Sun |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed it only changes form |
| Temperature | Measure of kinetic energy of molecules |
| Thermal Energy | Measurement related to the quantity of molecules |
| Conduction | The transfer of heat by direct contact between objects or particles |
| Convection | Heat transferred by the movement of molecules within a substance |
| Radiation | Heat transferred through space |
| Thermal energy moves | F rom warmer to cooler objects |
| Thermal Equilibrium | Heat flows from warmer objects to cooler objects until all objects attain the same temperature |
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