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chapter 14 vocab
5 ATHENA ch 14 Scott Foresman 2008
vocabulary word | definition |
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energy | the ability to do work or cause a change |
kinetic energy | energy due to motion |
potential energy | energy that is stored in an object due to its position or arrangement |
electromagnetic radiation | energy that travels through space in the form of light and other types of energy |
thermal energy | the total of all the kinetic and potential energy of the atoms in an object |
conduction | transfer of thermal energy between objects that are in contact |
convection | the movement of warm liquids or gases to cooler areas |