Energy and Matter Concepts

Front

Thermal energy

Back

Energy possessed by an object or system due to the movement of particles within the object.

Front

Heat

Back

The transfer of thermal energy from one object or a system to another.

Front

Kinetic energy

Back

The energy due to motion.

Front

System

Back

A collection of objects within some boundary.

Front

Geothermal energy

Back

The thermal energy contained within our Earth.

Front

Renewable energy

Back

Energy derived from a natural resource, and it can be replenished.

Front

Combustion

Back

Reactions turn fuel and oxygen into water and carbon dioxide.

Front

Phases of matter

Back

Solid, liquid, and gas.

Front

Physical change

Back

When matter goes through a phase change.

Front

Melting

Back

Change from solid to liquid.