Unit 6 Energy and Heat vocabulary

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Energy Transformation

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The process of energy changing from one form into another

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Efficiency

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A quantity, usually expressed as a percentage, that measures the ratio of work output to work input.

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Law of conservation of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change forms

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Degree

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Units of a temperature scale

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Temperature

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A measure of how hot or cold something is

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Kinetic theory of matter

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A theory that states all of the particles that make up matter are constantly in motion.

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Thermometer

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An instrument that indicates temperature

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Thermal Energy

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The total kinetic energy inside a substance's atoms.

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Heat

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The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.

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Conduction

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The transfer of heat through a material