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Thermal Energy:
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Heat; Kinetic energy of particles
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Specific Heat:
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The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a material by one degree Celsius
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Heat:
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The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in temperature
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Temperature:
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A measure of how hot or cold an object is compared to a reference
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Latent Heat:
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The quantity of heat absorbed or released by a substance undergoing a change of state
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Conduction:
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The transfer of heat energy from one solid to another through direct contact
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Convection:
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The process of heat transfer in fluids by means of rising and falling currents of liquid or gas
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Radiation:
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The transfer of heat energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
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Mechanical energy:
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Energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects
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Kinetic Energy:
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Energy that is in motion
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Potential Energy:
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Stored energy
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Work:
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The product of a force exerted on an object multiplied by the objects displacement.
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Power:
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Rate of which work is done
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Law of Conservation of energy:
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Energy cannot be created nor destroyed
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