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_____ energy is energy stored due to the position of an object
Gravitational potential
List 4 types fossil fuels
Coal, oil, Natural Gas, and Propane
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Coal
Propane
Solar Energy
Natural Gas
Solar Energy
Generator
Occurs when a gas turns directly into a solid (skipping the liquid state).
Desposition
The law of conservation of energy states that energy can be _____________
Transformed
Photovoltaic collectors (for solar energy) perform what type of energy transformation?
Radiant energy to Electrical Energy
Takes place when energy moves from one object to another without changing forms.
Energy Transfer
The decrease in a material's volume when the temperature decreases.
Thermal Contraction
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
Radiation
All energy transformations and energy transfers results in some form of ____________
Thermal Energy
What factor effects Potential Energy?
Height
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
Wave
Occurs when a solid turns directly into a gas (skipping the liquid state).
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another
Convection
Kinetic energy and potential energy are a part of _________
Mechanical energy and thermal energy
What factor effects Kinetic Energy?
Mass and Speed
The transfer of energy when a force makes an object move a distance.
Work
The increase in a material's volume when the temperature decreases.
Thermal Expansion
The transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles of matter
Conduction
What form of energy is contained in the food we eat?
Chemical
Energy works in __________ that can either be opened or closed.
system
The ability to cause change.
Energy
Occurs when one form of energy is converted into another form of energy.
Energy Transformation
Thermal Energy moves more quickly through ______ than it does through ______________.
Conductors, Insulators