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thermal energy |
kinetic energy of perticles |
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spefic heat |
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperture of one gram of a material by one degree celsius |
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heat |
the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a differance in temperture |
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temperture |
a measure of how hot or cool an object is comared to a reference point |
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latent heat |
the quantity of heat absored or raised by an substance undergoing a change of state |
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conduction |
the transfer of heat energy from one solid to another through direct content |
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convection |
the process of heat transfer in fluids by the means of rising and falling currents of liquid gas |
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radiation |
the transfer of heat energy in the form of electromagnetic waves |
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mechanical energy |
energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects |
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kinetic energy |
energy that is in motion |
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potiential energy |
stored energy |
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work |
the product of a force exeted on an object multiplied by the objects displacement |
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power |
rate at which work is done |
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law if conservation of energy |
energy cannot be created nor desharyed |
