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6th CK HEAT & ENERGY TRANSFER i - s SET 3 COMPLETED

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Internal combustion engine   an engine that burns fuel inside cylinders within the engine  
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Kelvin scale   the temperature scale on which zero is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter  
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Kinetic Energy   energy in motion, or an object in motion that does work  
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Liquid   has a fixed volume, but takes on the shape of the container  
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Mechanical Energy   energy associated with the motion or position of an object; potential and Kinetic energy together are considered as this type of energy  
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Melting point   the temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid.  
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Nuclear Energy   potential Energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom and is released during nuclear reactions  
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Nuclear Fission   the nuclear reaction that occurs when the nucleus of an atom is split. This is used by nuclear power plants to make electricity  
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Nuclear Fusion   the nuclear reaction that occurs when nuclei from more than one atom are joined together  
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Nuclear reaction   A reaction that changes the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.  
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Peat   the layer of materials formerly known as dead plants; it has all the water squeezed out of it and eventually turns to fossil fuel  
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Petrochemical   Any material made from substances found in oil or natural gas.  
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Physical Change:   a change in the form, but not in the substance  
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Potential Energy   energy that is stored and held in readiness, or an object that is about to move  
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Pyrometer   a device that measures very high temperatures  
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Radiation   the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles  
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Radioactive waste   Radioactive materials that may be left after a commercial or laboratory process has been carried out  
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Renewable resource   Any resource, such as wood or solar energy, that can or will be replenished naturally in the course of time.  
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Sedimentary   the layer of sand and clay that cover and create the peat  
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