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physical science

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Definition
Force   push or pull  
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Work   energy that causes a change in motion  
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Law of Conservation of Energy   Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transform  
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Potential Energy   the stored energy due to position  
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Kinetic Energy   the energy of motion  
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Elastic Potential Energy   stored energy that is compressed and/or stretched  
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Gravitational Potential Energy   the stored energy due to height  
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Mechanical Energy   the sum of potential and kinetic energy  
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Newton   the measurement of force  
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Heat   thermal energy moving from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature  
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Friction   the thermal energy due to objects rubbing together.  
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Waste Energy   energy not being used  
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Thermal Equilibrium   Two objects at the same temperature  
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Conduction   the transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles in matter.  
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Thermal conductor   a material in which thermal energy moves quickly, such as metals  
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Thermal insulator   a material in which thermal energy moves slowly, such as air  
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Convection   the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another. (hot rising and cold sinking)  
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Radiation   the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another by electromagnetic waves.  
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Sound energy   requires a medium (vibrating objects), cannot travel through a vacuum  
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Nuclear energy   stored and released in the nucleus of an atom  
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