Science - chp 5 Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
energy | the ability to cause change |
kinetic energy | energy in the form of motion |
potential energy | stored energy |
work | the transfer of energy through motion |
mechanical energy | total amount of kinetic and potential energy in a system |
law of conservation of energy | states that energy may change form but it cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions |
temperature | measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter |
thermal energy | the total energy of the particles in a material |
heat | thermal energy that flows from something with a higher temperature to something with a lower temperature |
thermal pollution | occurs when waste heat changes the temp. of an environment |
specific heat | the amount of energy needed to raise the temp. of 1 kg of a material 1K |
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Christina Watson
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