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Section 1

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Thermal Conductor

Front

A material that conducts thermal energy well.

Back

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Front

Energy cannot be changed from one form to another without a loss of usable energy

Back

Renewable Energy Source

Front

A source of energy that can be replaced over a relatively short period of time.

Back

Mechanical Energy

Front

The energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects.

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

The energy an object has due to its motion.

Back

Electric Energy

Front

The energy associated with electric charges.

Back

Thermal Insulator

Front

A material that conducts thermal energy poorly.

Back

Convection

Front

The transfer of thermal energy when particles of a fluid move from one place to another.

Back

Solar Energy

Front

Sunlight that is converted into usable energy.

Back

Thermal Expansion

Front

The increase in volume of a material when its temperature increases.

Back

Fossil Fuels

Front

Rich deposits of hydrocarbon mixtures that formed from the remains of organisms.

Back

Chemical Energy

Front

The energy stored in chemical bonds.

Back

Geothermal Energy

Front

Thermal energy beneath the Earth's surface.

Back

Nuclear Energy

Front

The energy stored in atomic nuclei.

Back

Hydroelectric Energy

Front

Energy obtained from flowing water.

Back

Caliorimeter

Front

Instrument used to measure thermal energy released or absorbed during a chemical or physical change.

Back

Sound Energy

Front

Energy caused by an object's vibrations

Back

Potential Energy

Front

Energy that is stored as a result of position or shape.

Back

Conduction

Front

The transfer of a thermal with no overall transfer of matter, within a material or between materials that are touching; the transfer of electric charge by direct contact with a conductor.

Back

Thermal Energy

Front

The total potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object.

Back

Radiant/Electromagnetic/Light Energy

Front

A form of energy consisting of changing electric and magnetic fields.

Back

3rd Law of Thermodynamics

Front

In order for motion to stop we have to reach absolute zero

Back

1st Law of Thermodynamics

Front

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

Back

Gravitational Potential Energy

Front

Potential energy that depends upon an object's height above a reference point.

Back

Elastic Potential Energy

Front

The potential energy of an object that is stretched or compressed.

Back

Heat

Front

The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of difference in temperature.

Back

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Front

A cell that generates electricity from a controlled reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.

Back

Specific Heat

Front

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of material by one degree Celsius.

Back

Non-Renewable Energy Source

Front

A source of energy that exists in limited quantities and, once used, cannot be replaced except over the course of millions of years.

Back

Convection Current

Front

A circulation of a fluid in a loop as the fluid alternately heats up and cools down.

Back

Biomass Energy

Front

The chemical energy stored in living things.

Back

Law of Conversation of Energy

Front

A law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.

Back

Radiation

Front

The transfer of energy by waves moving through space.

Back

Temperature

Front

A measure of how hot and cold an object is compared to a reference point.

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