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Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy transformation | Energy transformation takes place when energy changes from one form to another. |
| Efficiency | Efficiency is the ratio of useful output energy to input energy. |
| • Law of conservation of energy | the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. |
| • Kinetic theory of matter | The Kinetic Theory of Matter states that ALL particles that make up matter are constantly in motion |
| Temperature | Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
| Degree | Degree (º) is the units of a temperature scale |
| Thermometer | Thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature |
| • Thermal energy | Thermal Energy is the total kinetic energy of all the particles of a substance. |
| Heat | heat is the energy transferred from an object at higher temperature to an object at lower temperature. |
| Calorie | One calorie = the amt of energy needed to raise 1 g of water by 1 ºC |
| Conduction | - the transfer of energy as heat through a material |
| Conductor | A conductor is a material that transfers heat very well. |
| Insulator | An insulator is a material that’s a poor conductor of heat. |
| Convection | - the movement of matter due to differences in density caused by temperature variations. |
| Radiation | - the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |