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Unit 2
Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| Mechanical Energy | the amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies |
| Chemical Energy | A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms. |
| Electrical Energy | Energy caused by the movement of electrons. |
| Electromagnetic energy (light) | a form of energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in the form of electrical and magnetic waves that can travel through space |
| Kinetic Energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
| Potential Energy | stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object |
| Absorb | to soak up or take in |
| Heat | The thermal energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures |
| Insulator | A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily. |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| Temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance |
| State of Matter | solid, liquid, gas |
| Conductor | A material that allows heat and/or electrons to pass through it. |
| Equillibrium | A state of balance |
| Particle | small portion of matter |
| Conduction | Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through molecular collisions or direct contact. |
| Convection | The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid or gas |
| Direction of Heat Flow | warmer to cooler |
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