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Thermal Energy |
(heat) kinetic energy of particles |
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Specific Heat |
the amount of heat need to raise the temperature 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 difference in temperature |
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Temperature |
a measure of how cold or how hot an object is compared to a reference point |
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Latent heat |
the quantity of heat absorbed or released by a substance undergoing a change of state |
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Conduction |
the transfer of heat energy from one solid to another through direct contact |
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Convection |
the process of the heat transfer in fluids by the means of rising and falling currents of liquids or gas |
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Radiation |
the transfer of heat energy |
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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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Potential energy |
stored energy |
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Work |
the product of a force exerted on an object multiplied by the objects displacement |
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Power |
rate at which work is done |
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Law of conservation of energy |
energy cannot be created nor destroyed |