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Unit 6
Conservation of Energy / Energy Transformations
Term | Definition |
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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | STATES THAT ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED NOR DESTROYED; IT ONLY CHANGES FORM |
THERMAL ENERGY | TRANSFER OF HEAT BETWEEN SUBSTANCES THAT ARE DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES |
CONDUCTION | TRANSFER OF HEAT THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT FROM A WARMER SUBSTANCE TO A COOLER SUBSTANCE |
CONVECTION | TREANSFER OF THERMALENERGY IN A LIQUID OR GAS, IN WHICH THE WARMER SUBSTANCE RISES AND THE COOLER SUBSTANCE SINKS; FORMS A CURRENT |
RADIATION | THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY FROM A LIGHT SOURCE TO AN OBJECT OF A SUBSTANCE (EX. SUN, FIRE, LIGHT BULB, OR BURNER) |
TEMPERATURE | MEASURE OF HEAT IN AN OBJECT |
ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS | (CONVERSION) PROCESS OF ENERGY CHANGING FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER |
CHEMICAL ENERGY | ENERGY STORED IN THE BONDS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES OF SUBSTANCES (EX. FOOD, BIOMASS, PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS, AND PROPANE) |
ELECTRICAL ENERGY | MOVEMENT OF ELECTRONS (ELECTRONS MOVING THROUGH WIRES IS ELECTRICITY OR LIGHTENING) |
LIGHT ENERGY | (RADIANT) ENERGY FROM LIGHT WAVES (SOLAR, LIGHT BULB) |
MECHANICAL ENERGY | (MOTION) MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS OR SUBSTANCES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER |