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| Gravitational potential energy |
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| potential energy that depends upon an objects height |
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| potential energy of an object that is streched or compressed |
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| energy associtated with the motin and position of every day objects |
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| total potential and kenetic energy of all the microscopic particles in an object |
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| energy stored in chemical bonds |
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| energy associted with electric charges |
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| a form energy that travles through space in the form of waves |
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| energy stored in atomic nuclei |
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| the process of changing energy from one form to another |
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| nonrenewable energy resourses |
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| oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium |
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| energy obtained from flowing water |
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| sunlight that is converted into usable energy |
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| thermal energy beneath earth's surface |
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| chemical energy stored into thermal energy |
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| finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more effciently |
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| transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of temperature differance |
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| a measure of how hot or cold an object is compared to a reference point |
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| the increase in volume of a material due to a temperature increase |
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| the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a material by one degree celsius |
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| the transfer of thermal energy with no overall transfer of matter |
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| material that conducts thermal energy well |
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| material that conducts thermal energy poorly |
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| the transfer of thermal energy when particles of a fluid move from one place to another |
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| occurs when a fluid circulates in a loop as it alternately heats up and cools down |
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| transfer of energy by waves moving through space |
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| the study of conversions between thermal energy and other forms of energy |
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| any device that converts heat into work |
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