Matter and Energy Vocab

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What is the process of becoming warmer called?

Back

Heating

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What type of change occurs when glass breaks?

Back

Physical change

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What is the term for the amount of space that matter occupies?

Back

Volume

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What type of change occurs when frying an egg?

Back

Chemical change

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What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work.

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What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?

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A physical change alters the form of a substance but not its chemical composition, while a chemical change results in the formation of new substances.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The stored energy of an object due to its position or state.

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What is the relationship between matter and energy?

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Matter can be converted into energy and vice versa, as described by Einstein's equation E=mc².