Unit Test: Energy

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What is heat?

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Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

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What part of the atom contains protons?

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The nucleus.

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What surrounds every magnet?

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A magnetic field.

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How does heat transfer between areas of different temperatures?

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Heat transfers from an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature.

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What part of the atom contains electrons?

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The electron cloud.

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Define energy.

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The capacity to do work or produce heat.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.