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4th UNIT 4
4th FORMS OF ENERGY
Term | Definition |
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Energy | The ability to do WORK and to cause changes in matter |
Kinetic Energy | The energy of MOTION. |
Potential Energy | Energy an object HAS because of its POSITION or its CONDITION. |
Mechanical Energy | The TOTAL potential and kinetic energy of an object. |
Chemical Energy | Energy that can be released by a CHEMICAL CHANGE. |
Electrical Energy | A form of energy that comes from ELECTRICAL CURRENT. |
Heat | The energy that MOVES between objects at DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES. |
Thermal Energy | The TOTAL kinetic energy of the particles in a substance. |
Conduction | The TRANSFER or MOVEMENT, of heat between two objects that are touching. |
Convection | The TRANSFER of heat within a Liquid or a Gas. |
Radiation | The TRANSFER, or MOVEMENT , of heat WITHOUT matter to carry it. |
Conductor | A material that ALLOWS heat or electricity to move through it easily. |
Insulator | A material that DOES NOT allow heat or electricity to move through it easily. |