Unit 7 Flashcards
the capacity to do work or to transfer heat
energy
energy used to cause an object with mass to move
work
energy used to cause the temperature of an object to increase
heat
energy of motion
kinetic energy
work =
force TIMES distance
energy at rest; energy of position
potential energy
energy can neither be created nor destroyed but it can be converted from one form to another
law of conservation of energy
the study of energy and its transformations (especially those involving heat)
thermodynamics
all the energy transferred between a system and its surroundings must be accounted for as either heat or work
first law of thermodynamics
the portion of the universe we single out for study
system
the principle, is the rest of the universe
surroundings
heat flows out of the system into the surroundings
exothermic
system is losing heat (q negative)
exothermic
heat that flows into the system from the surroundings
endothermic
system is gaining heat (q positive)
endothermic