Energy Flashcards

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Thermal Energy

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energy carried by a heat flow

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Kinetic Energy

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the energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the body or of the particles in the system

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Heat

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the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures

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Temperature

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the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch

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Melting

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becoming liquefied by heat.

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Boiling

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the action of bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.

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Evaporation (vaporization)

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phase transition from the liquid phase to vapor.

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Condensation

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change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase

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Freezing

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phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point

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Solidifying (solidification)

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the process when a molten liquid becomes a solid

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Sublimation

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transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state

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Deposition

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change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase

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