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23 Cards in this Set
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Closed system |
A system which can lose or gain energy but cannot lose or gain Mass from its environment. |
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Chemical Energy |
A form of energy produced through reactions that occur in chemical compounds |
Food Mmmmmmm |
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Law of conservation of energy |
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, energy just changes form |
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Convection |
Transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the movement of fluids |
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Radiation |
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic Rays, may occur in empty space |
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Conduction |
Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids liquids and gases when two different substances touch |
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Heat |
Energy transferred between two objects of different temperatures moves from warm to cool |
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Energy |
The ability of a system to do work. Energy is required for changes to happen |
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Temperature |
Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material. * measured by a thermometer |
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System |
A group of interacting elements forming a complex whole |
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Electrical energy |
A form of energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor |
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Kinetic energy |
Energy of motion |
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Light energy |
A form of energy that exhibits wavelike Behavior as it travels through space. Part of the electromagnetic spect. |
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Elastic energy |
A form of energy that gives an object the ability to bounce or stretch |
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Potential energy |
Energy that is stored in a system or object |
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Energy transformation |
The change of energy from one type to another |
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Sound Energy |
A form of energy that is made up of vibrations and requires a medium to travel ( air, water, solids ) |
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Thermal energy |
Thermal energy is the total KE (motion)of tiny particles that make up matter faster = more heat |
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Mechanical energy |
The sum of the motion KE and position PE of an object or parts of a system |
Bike |
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Convection current |
A cycle motion occurs because the density of a fluid is related to its temperature |
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Nuclear Energy |
Energy as a result of atoms being forced together or atoms being separated |
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Open system |
A system which can lose or gain mass or energy from its environment |
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Closed system |
A system which can lose or gain energy but cannot lose or gain Mass from its environment |
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