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Q2 Note cards
All the vocab we ahve learned this quarter.
Term | Definition |
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Energy transformation | takes place when energy changes from one form to another. |
Law of conservation of energy | energy can neither be created nor destroyed. |
Efficiency | the ratio of useful output NG to input NG. |
Kinetic theory of matter | ALL particles that make up matter are constantly in motion |
Temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
Degree | an instrument used to measure temperature |
Thermometer | the units of a temperature scale |
Thermal energy | the total kinetic energy of all the particles of a substance. |
Heat | the energy transferred from an object at higher temperature to an object at lower temperature. |
Calorie | the amt of energy needed to raise 1 g of water by 1 ºC |
Conduction | the transfer of energy as heat through a material |
Conductor | a material that transfers heat very well. |
Insulator | a material that’s a poor conductor of heat. |
Convection | the movement of matter due to differences in density caused by temperature variations. |
Radiation | the transfer of NG by electromagnetic waves |