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Science - chp 5
science - chp 15
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to cause change |
| kinetic energy | energy in the form of motion |
| potential energy | stored energy |
| work | the transfer of energy through motion |
| mechanical energy | total amount of kinetic and potential energy in a system |
| law of conservation of energy | states that energy may change form but it cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions |
| temperature | measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter |
| thermal energy | the total energy of the particles in a material |
| heat | thermal energy that flows from something with a higher temperature to something with a lower temperature |
| thermal pollution | occurs when waste heat changes the temp. of an environment |
| specific heat | the amount of energy needed to raise the temp. of 1 kg of a material 1K |