Energy Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Conduction | Transfer of thermal energy by drier contact, occurs when energy is transferred by collisions between particles. |
Conductor | Material in which electrons can move easily. |
Convention | Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one place to another in a gas or liquid. |
Heat | Thermal energy transferred from a warmer objects to a cooler object. |
Heat Engine | Device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy. |
Internal Combustion Engine | Heat engine in which rule is burned in a combustion chamber inside the engine. |
Radiation | Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
Specific Heat | Amount of heat needed to rise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1c. |
Temperature | A measure of the average value of the kinetic energy of the particles in a material. |
Temperature Energy | The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles in a material. |
Thermal Pollution | Increase in temperature of a natural body of water, caused by adding warmer water. |
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