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Energy Conservation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ability to do work | Energy |
| the energy of motion | Kinetic Energy |
| the average kinetic energy due to the motion of the atoms in a substance | Thermal Energy |
| the measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object | Temperature |
| an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance | Thermal Expansion |
| when an electrical source is connected in a a complete circuit to an electrical device | Electrical Energy Transfer |
| light waves that transmit energy through matter or empty space (sunlight) | Electromagnetic Waves |
| when objects push or pull on each other | Mechanical Energy |
| when a warm object is in contact with a cooler one | Thermal Energy Transfer |
| the transfer of thermal energy between objects that are different temperatures | Heat |
| the point at which two objects that are touching reach the same temperature | Thermal Equilibrium |