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Energy Vocabulary

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ENERGY TRANSFORMATION

is the process of changing energy from one of its forms into another.

THERMAL ENERGY

WHEN SOMETHING IS HEATING THERMAL ENERGY IS PRESENT

NUCLEAR ENERGY

the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.

ENERGY

the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.

CONDUCTION

EASILY ALLOWING SOMETHING TO PASS THROUGH

RADIATION

the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.

THERMAL EXPANSION

DescriptionThermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature.

JOULES

LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant

GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

DescriptionGravitational energy is the potential energy a body with mass has in relation to another massive object due to gravity.

HEAT TRANSFER

DescriptionHeat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy between physical systems.