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Energy
Energy Unit Vocabulary
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8th Grade
12/01/2014

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KINETIC ENERGY

 

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Energy That an object has due to its motion.
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POTENTIAL ENERGY

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Stored energy that results from the distance postion or shape of and postion
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GRAVINTATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

 

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Potantial Energy tat dependson the height of an object
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ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY

 
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The energy of stretched or compressed objects
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MECHANICAL ENERGY

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Knetic or potential energy as sociated with the motion or postion of an object
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 THERMAL ENERGY

 

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The total potential and kinetic energy of the particals in an object
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ELECTRICAL ENERGY

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The energy of electric Charges
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CHEMICAL ENERGY

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The potential energy stored in chemical bonds
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ENERGY TRANSFORMATON

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The process of changing one from of energy to another
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LAW OF CONSERVATION

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The rule that energy can not be created or distroyed
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FOSSIL FOUL

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A matrial such as coal that forms over milions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals
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COMBUSTION
 
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The process of buring a fuel to produce thermal energy
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INSULATER

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a thing or substance used for insulation, in particular
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ELECTROMAGNETIC

 

 
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of or relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
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CONVECTION

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is the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates of molecules within fluids (e.g., liquids, gases) and rheids, either through advection or through diffusion or as a combination of both of them
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RENABLE RESOURCE [image]

 

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Renewable resources are a part of Earth's natural environment and the largest components of its ecosphere. A positive life cycle assessment is a key indicator of a resource's sustainability
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