ch 5 words Energy and next 11 PSSA words
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chapter 5 words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 law of conservation of energy | energy may change from one form to another, but the total amount of energy never changes. |
| mechanical energy | the total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system. |
| chemical potential energy | energy stored in chemical bonds |
| elastic potential energy | energy stored by things that stretch or shrink |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| gravitational potential energy | energy stored by things above the Earth |
| joule | the standard unit for measuring energy |
| kinetic energy | energy in the form of motion |
| potential energy | energy stored in a motionless object |
| Consumer | 1) Those organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms and their remains. 2) A person buying goods or services for personal needs or to use in the production of other goods for resale. |
| Decomposer | An organism, often microscopic in size, that obtains nutrients by consuming dead organic matter, thereby making nutrients accessible to other organisms; examples of decomposers include fungi, scavengers, rodents and other animals. |
| Delineate | To trace the outline; to draw; to sketch; to depict or picture. |
| Desalinization | To remove salts and other chemicals from sea or saline water. |
| Dichotomous | Divided or dividing into two parts or classifications. |
| Ecosystem | A community of living organisms and their interrelated physical and chemical environment. |
| Electronic communication | System for the transmission of information using electronic technology (e.g., digital cameras, cellular telephones, Internet, television, fiber optics). |
| Embryology | The branch of biology dealing with the development of living things from fertilized egg to its developed state. |
| Endangered species | A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. |
| Engineering | The application of scientific, physical, mechanical and mathematical principles to design processes, products and structures that improve the quality of life. |
| Environment | The total of the surroundings (air, water, soil, vegetation, people, wildlife) influencing each living being's existence, including physical, biological and all other factors; the surroundings of a plant or animals including other plants or animals, climate and location. |
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