Essential Science Vocabulary: Physical Science: Heat and Energy

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  1. conduction
    the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
  2. convection
    transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  3. endothermic
    occurring or formed with absorption of heat
  4. energy
    the capacity of a physical system to do work
  5. entropy
    energy in a system no longer available for mechanical work
  6. equilibrium
    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
  7. exothermic
    occurring or formed with the release of heat
  8. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  9. insulation
    reduction of the transmission of sound, heat, or electricity
  10. kinetic
    relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  11. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  12. nuclear
    deriving destructive energy from releasing atomic energy
  13. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  14. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
Created on Wed Aug 04 10:02:00 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Aug 04 10:42:13 EDT 2021)

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