Heat Transfer
The direct transfer of thermal energy by touching
Conduction
The ability to do work or cause change
Energy
The energy from a stretched or compressed object
Elastic energy
Potential energy that is accessed when the bonds of something are broken
Chemical energy
Nonrenewable energy source that comes from decomposed organic matter being broken down and compressed for a long time period
Example: Coal, Oil, Natural gas
Fossil fuels
What do you call something that heat moves through easily
Conductor
The energy from electric charges or electrons moving
Electrical Energy
Also known as light energy and uses invisible waves to move
Electromagnetic
Energy that comes from water being sent through a dam and turning a turbine
Hydroelectric
Energy that will never run out
Renewable
A material that does not conduct heat well
Insulator
Potential energy that depends on the height of something
Gravitational energy
Energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear energy
An energy that has a limited amount
Nonrenewable
Energy source that comes from living organisms
Biomass
Heat transfer that happens because of electromagnetic waves
Radiation
Energy that is associated with the motion or position of and object
Mechanical
The energy an object has because of its position
Potential
Energy that comes from the earths core
Geothermal
This states that energy can't be created or destroyed
Law of conservation of energy
Heat transfer that happens by the movement of fluid or air
Convection
The total energy from all the particles in an object
Thermal energy
Energy that is in motion
Kinetic
A change of one form of energy to another
Energy transformation
Movement of fluid caused by caused by differences in temperature and density that move heat from one part of the fluid to another.
Convection current