VOCAB: Transformation of Energy

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Ability to move objects or cause change

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energy

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Stored energy due to mass and position

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Gravitational potential energy

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A change in form

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transformation

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Movement of energy from one place to another

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Transfer

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Energy movement from warm to cool particles

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heat transfer

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes form.

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Conservation of energy

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Transfer of thermal energy by direct contact

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Conduction

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Transfer of thermal energy by particle movement in liquids or gases.

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Convection

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Energy transfer by electromagnetic waves

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radiation

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Disturbance that carries energy from place to place

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wave