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| The ability for a function, job or task to be carried out |
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| Energy cannot be created or destroyed |
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| Kinetic, Heat, Light, Sound, Electrical |
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| Types of Potential Energy |
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| Elastic, Gravitational, Chemical, Nuclear |
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| Form of Energy that moves from hot to cold |
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| Measurement of hotness or coldness |
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| Measurement unit for all types of Energy |
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| Measurement unit for Temperature |
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Heat transfer method found in solids:
As the particles in a solid are heated up, they vibrate faster.
Each vibrating particle passes this vibration to its neighbouring particle and so on |
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| materials which allow heat energy to travel through it easily |
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| materials which block or slow down the movement of heat through them |
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Heat transfer method found in (fluids) liquids and gases:
Particles with a lot of energy (hotter) in a liquid or gas move and take the place of particles with less energy (cooler). |
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Heat transfer method which does not require particles:
Heat transfer method by invisible infrared waves |
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| Type of surface that is the best radiation emitter |
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| Type of surface that is the worst radiation emitter |
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| Carpets, vinyl flooring with insulation attached-(foam, cork, felt, rubber), double glazing windows, cavity walls, loft insulation/chimney insulation-(rock wool/fiberglass), blinds. |
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| Two ways you can insulate your home |
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| Energy an object has because it's moving |
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| Energy due to matter vibrating |
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| Energy that moving electric charges have |
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| The energy produced when matter vibrates and creates waves |
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| Energy that travels as a wave but does not need matter |
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| Gravitational (Potential) Energy |
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| Energy something gains when you lift it off the ground |
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| Elastic (Potential) Energy |
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| Energy somethings gains when you stretch it |
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| Chemical (Potential) Energy |
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| Energy stored in chemicals bonds between atoms |
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| Nuclear (Potential) Energy |
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| Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
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