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Science Vocab_GP3_ Energy and Heat_Nov 13 Flashcards

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specific heat

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amount of thermal energy it takes to increase the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree C.

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thermal conductor

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material through which thermal energy flows easily

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shaft attached to a wheel so that both rotate together

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wheel & axle

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stored energy

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potential energy

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represents the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material or object

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temperature

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pulley

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grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it

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potential energy

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stored energy

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convection current

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movement of fluidsin a cycle because of convection

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ratio of output work to input work

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efficiency

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pivots around a fixed point

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lever

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transfer of thermal energy of the movement of particles from one part of a material to another

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convection

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does work through use of one movement

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simple machine

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inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

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screw

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movement of fluidsin a cycle because of convection

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convection current

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two or more simple machines working together

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complex machine

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wheel & axle

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shaft attached to a wheel so that both rotate together

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lever

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pivots around a fixed point

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conduction

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transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between particles.

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transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves

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radiation

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material through which thermal energy does NOT flow easily

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thermal insulator

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transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force acts on the object

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work

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kinetic energy

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object that has energy because it is in motion

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thermal energy

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sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object

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the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object

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heat

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screw

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inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

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sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object

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thermal energy

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work

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transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force acts on the object

22
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amount of thermal energy it takes to increase the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree C.

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specific heat

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heat

A

the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object

24
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temperature

A

represents the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material or object

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object that has energy because it is in motion

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kinetic energy

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transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between particles.

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conduction

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inclined plane

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flat, sloped surface

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flat, sloped surface

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inclined plane

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thermal energy moving from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature

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heat

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wedge

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inclined plane than moves

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radiation

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transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves

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inclined plane than moves

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wedge

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complex machine

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two or more simple machines working together

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material through which thermal energy flows easily

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thermal conductor

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convection

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transfer of thermal energy of the movement of particles from one part of a material to another

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increase in a materials’s volume when the temperature is increased.

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thermal expansion

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thermal contraction

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decrease in a material’s volume when the temperature is decreased.

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thermal expansion

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increase in a materials’s volume when the temperature is increased.

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heat

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thermal energy moving from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature

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efficiency

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ratio of output work to input work

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decrease in a material’s volume when the temperature is decreased.

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thermal contraction

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grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it

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pulley

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thermal insulator

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material through which thermal energy does NOT flow easily

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simple machine

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does work through use of one movement

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