physical science chapter 12
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- sound energy
- energy that is produced by vibrating matter and transmitted through a medium
- momentum
- mass multiplied by velocity; a quantity of motion
- solar sailing
- using the force of light waves to propel objects through space
- potential energy
- the energy of position; stored energy
- Nuclear energy
- the energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom
- joule
- the SI unit of energy; equal to 1 Newton-meter of work
- conservation of momentum
- energy can be transferred from one object to another without a change in total momentum of the entire system
- photosynthesis
- process that plants use to coonvert light energy into chemical energy
- energy
- the ability to do work
- magnetic energy
- Energy that is stored in a magnet and its surrounding field
- chemical energy
- energy that is stored in the position of electrons in an atom
- law of conservation of enrgy
- energy can be changed from one form to another but can neither be created nor destroyed
- thermal energy
- the total energy of the particles in an object related to the motion of the molecules or ions in matter
- mechanical energy
- the energy that an object possesses because of its motion or its potential to move
- kinetic energy
- the theory of matter that describes the states of matter in terms of attractive forces and kinetic energy
- electrical energy
- Energy that is associated with the flow of charged particles through a conductor
- radiant energy
- energy that must be transferred to other forms