Forms Of Enegry Flashcards

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1
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The ability to do work or cause change

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Energy

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2
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Most of our energy comes from

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The sun

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3
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Forms of energy (7)

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Mechanical, radiant, chemical, electrical, nuclear, thermal, sound

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4
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Energy of moving objects

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Mechanical energy

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5
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2 types mechanical energy

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Potential and kinetic

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6
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• Energy of light; also referred to as light energy or electromagnetic energy
• Travels in waves
• Travels in a straight path from one place to another

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Radiant Energy

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7
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• Energy stored in the bonds of molecules
• Involved when chemical reactions take place
• A form of potential energy
Food
Examples of Chemical Energy
Coal
Battery
0000

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Chemical Energy

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8
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• Energy stored in the bonds of molecules
• Involved when chemical reactions take place
• A form of potential energy

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Chemical Energy

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9
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The energy of moving electrons or electric charges
• Electricity is used by many different objects in our daily lives
• Electricity was first used in homes in the late 1800s

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Electrical energy

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10
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The energy locked in the nucleus of an atom

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Nuclear energy

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11
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the process of splitting an atom

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Nuclear fission

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12
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two or more atoms violently joined together to make a larger atom

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Nuclear fusion

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13
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The energy of heat

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Thermal energy

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14
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Particles of hot objects move ______ than the particles of cooler objects

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Faster

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15
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The energy from vibrations in matter

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Sound

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16
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________is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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Temperature

17
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K =

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C + 273

18
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C =

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K - 273

19
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Even if the temperature doesn’t change, the thermal energy in a more massive substance is _______

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Higher

20
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The flow of thermal energy from one object to another.

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Heat

21
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Heat always flows from _____ to _____ objects.

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Warmer to cooler

22
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There are 3 different ways to transfer thermal energy:

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Conduction, convection, radiation

23
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Heat transfer through solid

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Conduction

24
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Heat transfer through gasses and liquids

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Convection

25
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Heat transfer through waves

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Radiation

26
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Some things heat up or cool down faster than others due to

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Specific heat

27
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is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by one degree

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Specific heat

28
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How to calculate changes in thermal energy

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Q = m x dt x cp

29
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Mass density formula

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P=mass/volume

30
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Relative densitiy formula

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Density/1000kg/m^3

31
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The _________, of a material is the ratio of its density to the density of water

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relative density P

32
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________is the ratio of a force F to the area A over which it is applied:

A

Pressure

33
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Formula of pressure

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Force/Area