7th Unit 4 Test review

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What happens when a force is balanced?

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No movement and net force is zero.

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What is a medium?

Back

A substance of material that carries energy.

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What is thermal energy?

Back

Energy resulting from the motion of particles.

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What does temperature measure?

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The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is an example of thermal equilibrium?

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Room temperature chili.

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What is kinetic energy?

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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 law of conservation of energy?

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

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What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).