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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 point
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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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Convention
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The process of heat transfer in fluids by the means of rising and falling currents of liquid or gas.
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Radiation
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The transfers of heat energy in the front of electromagnectic 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 at 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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