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14 Cards in this Set
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Energy
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Is the capacity to perform work.
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Kinetic Energy
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An objects speed and movement.
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Potential Energy
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Is stored energy that can be released to perform work.
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Mechanical Energy
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Energy of an object due to its motion or position.
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Chemical Energy
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Is a from of potential energy.
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Heat/Thermal Energy
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Heat breaks the bonds that holds molecules together.
Thermal energy is required to change the state of matter. |
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Electrical Energy
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Energy made available by the flow of an electric charge through a conductor.
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Nuclear Energy
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Nuclear energy is the energy that occurs as a result of nuclear reactions (atomic reactions, such as when one atom splits into 2).
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Light Energy
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Light energy is the only visible form of energy. Light energy is the energy produced or given off directly from the sun causing the growth of plants and the existence of most life forms.
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Conduction
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The transmission or conveying of something through a medium or passage, especially the transmission of electric charge or heat through a conducting medium.
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Convection
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Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
Fluid motion caused by an external force such as gravity. |
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Radiation
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Energy radiated or transmitted as rays, waves, in the form of particles.
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Exothermic Reaction
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Is when a substance absorbs heat.
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Endothermic Reaction
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Is when a substance releases heat.
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