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Energy Forms & Transformations Flashcards

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What is a Radiation?

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Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves, or particles

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What is a Conduction?

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The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching

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What is an Original Source of Energy?

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Sunlight/energy from the Sun

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What are Thermodynamics?

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The study of energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter

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What is Sound Energy?

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Energy caused by an object’s vibrations

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What is Fahrenheit?

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A temperature scale with the freezing point of water 32 degrees and the boling point of 212 degrees

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What is Electrical energy?

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Energy caused by the movement of electrons

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What is Electromagnetic Radiation?

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A form of energy that exhibits wavelike behavior as it travels through space

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What is an Electron flow?

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Current of negative charges in motion. Direction is from the negative terminal of the voltage source, through the external circuit, and returning to the positive side of the source. Opposite to the direction of conventional current

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What is an example of Conduction?

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Touching a hot cup of coffee

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What is Nuclear Energy?

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Energy that is located in the nucleus/core of an atom

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What is Elastic Potential Energy?

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The energy of stretched or compressed objects

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What is a Convection?

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The transfer of heat by the movement of a fliud (liquid or gas)

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What is Thermal energy (heat)

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Kinetic energy associated with the random movement of atoms or molecules

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What is an Energy Transformation?

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A change from one form of energy to another

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What is Kelvin?

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S1 unit for temperature

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What is the measurement of a Joule (J)

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A measurent of energy = 1 J = 0.239 cal; 1 cal = 4.184 J

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What is Gravitational Potential Energy?

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Mass x gravitational field strength x height

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What is Celsius?

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Metric unit for measuring temperature; On this scale water freezes at zero and boils at 100

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What is Mechanical Energy?

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Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object

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What is Chemical Potential Energy?

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The energy stored in the chemical bonds of a substance

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What is an example of Radiation?

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A burning candle

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What are the States of Matter?

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  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Plasma
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What is Nuclear Fission Energy?

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Energy that comes from an atom’s nucleus when it is split

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What is Rankine?

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The absolute Fahrenheit scale with 0 at the point where all molecular motion stops

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What is a Photon?

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Particle of light energy

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