Energy Change

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What is convection?

Back

Movement of air or liquids that transfers heat.

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What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of heat through direct contact.

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What type of energy is produced when chemical energy from gasoline is converted in a car?

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Thermal energy.

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What energy is being converted when a girl rolls down a hill?

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Gravitational energy is converted into motion/mechanical energy.

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What is an example of radiation?

Back

Feeling the sun's rays on a nice summer day.

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What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy based on an object's position or state.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of an object in motion.

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What is thermal energy?

Back

Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.