Energy and Heat (plus review) Vocab

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State of matter with no definite shape or volume.

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Gas

Front

Force exerted by surfaces rubbing together.

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Friction

Front

Temperature scale used by scientists, not in degrees.

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Kelvin

Front

Energy transfer by electromagnetic waves.

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Radiation

Front

Units of Energy

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Joules

Front

Transfer of heat between particles in an object or between objects.

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Conduction

Front

Potential energy stored in chemical bonds.

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Chemical Energy

Front

Energy is neither lost nor created during transformation.

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Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

Sum of kinetic and potential energy in a system.

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Mechanical Energy

Front

Ability to do work or cause change.

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Energy