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Conservation
Heat
Uses of Heat
100
The SI unit of energy
What is Joule
100
the energy a moving object has because of its motion
What is kinetic energy
100
when the energy stored in bonds between atoms of gasoline is turned into thermal energy, resulting in the car moving
What is transformation of chemical energy
100
thermal energy that flows from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature
What is heat
100
transfer of the thermal energy by collisions between particles in matter
What is conduction
200
energy stored by something that can stretch or compress, such as a rubber band or spring
What is elastic potential energy
200
.5mv^2
What is kinetic energy equation
200
the law that states energy can not be created or destroyed
What is law of conservation of energy
200
the amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of some material by 1˚C
What is specific heat
200
transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluid from place to place
What is convection
300
Energy stored in chemical bonds - between atoms
What is chemical potential energy
300
stored energy due to position
What is potential energy
300
the process of swinging on a swing and the arcs becoming lower and lower until they stop
What is effects of friction
300
the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object
What is thermal energy
300
transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
What is radiation
400
The total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system
What is mechanical energy
400
energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface
What is gravitational potential energy
400
2 hydrogens make a helium
What is fusion
400
m x ∆T x C
What is thermal energy equation
400
an active solar heating system that absorbs radiant energy from the Sun
What are solar collectors
500
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object
What is temperature
500
m x g x h
What is gravitational potential energy equation
500
when a large nucleus has a greater mass than the combined mass of the other 2 nuclei and the neutrons
What is fission
500
a material in which heat flows slowly
What is insulator
500
a device that converts heat into work
What is heat engine