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Vocabulary list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy transformation | takes place when energy changes from one form into another form |
| law of conservation of energy | states that energy cannot be created or destroyed |
| efficiency | the ratio of useful output energy energy input energy |
| kinetic theory of matter | states that all of the particles that make up matter are constantly in motion |
| temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
| degree | equally spaced unit between two points |
| thermometer | a instrument that measures the temperature |
| thermal energy | total kinetic of all particles in a substance |
| heat | is the energy transferred from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature |
| calorie | equal to the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 °C.. |
| conduction | transfer of energy as heat from one substance to another through direct contact |
| conductor | a material that transfers heat very well. |
| insulator | a material that is a poor conductor of heat. |
| convection | the transfer of energy as heat by the movement of a liquid or gas. |
| radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
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