Lab Aids Energy Vocabulary KULP

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Absorb,Absorption

take in or soak up, process of energy entering a material but not exiting the material

Causal Relationship

A relationship where the first event is the cause and the result is the effect

Conduction

The process of transferring thermal energy through matter (direct contact) by the transfer of kinetic energy between atoms, molecules and electrons

Constraint

something that limits a solution to a problem

Convection

The transfer of (thermal energy) heat by the movement of a fluid of different temperatures

Criteria, Criterion

In engineering design, the goals and the desired features of the solution- a minimum requirement for how the design must function

Energy Conservation

Reducing energy consumption by using less energy or using more energy-efficient devices

Energy Transfer

Movement of energy from one place or object to another

Energy Transformation

the process of changing one form of energy to another

Energy-Efficiency

The ratio of energy delivered by a device to the energy supplied to make it operate

Fluid

Any substance that can flow (liquid or gas)

Gravitational Potential Energy

Energy stored due to its mass and height

Insulator, Insulation

Any material that is resistant to the flow of thermal energy or electrical energy-a material that is used to slow down or prevent the flow of thermal energy or electrical energy through it

Kinetic Energy

energy of motion

Law of Conservation of Energy

the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be transferred or transformed from one form to another

Pattern

Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way.

Potential Energy

Energy of position or condition- stored energy

Radiation

The emission of radiant energy- Energy transmitted to objects by waves that do not need a material medium

Reflect, Reflection

to strike a surface and bounce back in the opposite direction- waves bounce off an object

System

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

Temperature

A measure of the amount of molecular motion related to the average kinetic energy of particles

Thermal Conductor

An object that supports the transfer of thermal energy or electrical energy.

Thermal Energy

The energy of a substance due to the motion of the particles within the object

Trade-off

the act of giving up one benefit in order to gain another, greater benefit

Transmit, Transmitted

The act of energy passing through a medium or vacuum.