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Systems 4 Vocab. 5
Vocabulary from Chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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energy associated with position or the arrangement of parts | potential energy |
the transfer of energy by waves | radiation |
energy associated with motion | kinetic energy |
the transfer of thermal energy through liquids or gases | convection |
energy can change form, but it cannot be created or destroyed | conservation of energy |
matter that slows down the transfer of thermal energy | insulator |
the push or pull of one thing on another | force |
matter that promotes the transfer of thermal energy | conductor |
a force applied to an object causing it to move | work |
a measure of thermal energy in matter | temperature |
a measure of the amount of the thermal energy transferred between two objects having different temperatures | heat |
energy associated with the random motion of particles in matter | thermal energy |
the transfer of thermal energy through solids | conduction |