Chapter E3 Energy
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- radiation
- the tranfer of thermal energy as waves
- convection
- the transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases
- conduction
- the transfer of thermal energy that results from the collision of particles
- nuclear energy
- the energy that holds protons and neutrons together in a atom's nucleus
- electromagnet
- a device made when electric currents travel through a wire coil around a piece of iron
- heat
- the transfer of thermal energy
- circuit
- the connection needed for current to travel between the poles of two electric energy sources
- chemical energy
- a form of potential energy stored in reactants
- thermal energy
- the kinetic energy of moving particles of a substance or object
- law of conservation of energy
- A law that states that the total amount of energy in a system is always the same; energy can't be created or destroyed.
- energy
- the abiltiy to cause changes in matter
- electricity
- the interaction of electric charges; usually classified as static electricity or current electricity
- electric energy
- the movement of energy from one place to another
- magnet
- an object which has all the domains pointing in the same directionand magnetic fields that work together
- potential energy
- the energy that exists due to the position or condition of an object
- kinetic energy
- the energy of motion
- fission
- the reaction that releases nuclear energy when a nucleus breaks into 2 parts