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Energy (Baldwin)

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What is energy?   the ability to do work  
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What is kinetic energy?   energy in motion  
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What is potential energy?   stored energy, energy of position  
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What is joule?   unit used to measure work or used to measure thermal energy  
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What is Temperature?   a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object or substance  
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What is Absolute Zero?   the lowest temperature,0 K, on the Kelvin scale; the temperature at which all molecular motion stops.  
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What is Thermal expansion?   an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in temperature of the substance(due to particles moving faster and spreading)  
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What is Thermal equilibrium?   the point at which two objects that are touching reach the same temperature  
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What is Heat?   ENERGY transferred between objects that are at different temperatures  
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What is Thermal ENERGY?   Total kinetic energy of the particles in a subsatnce  
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What is Conductor?   a material through which energy can be transferred easily  
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What is Insulator?   a material through which heat (thermal energy)cannot be transferred easily  
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What is Conduction?   the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact  
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What is Convention?   the transfer of thermal energy by circulation,in a liquid or gas  
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What is Radiation?   the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves  
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What is Specific heat?   the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of a substance by 1 degree Celsius  
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What is Calorie?   the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius  
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