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The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
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Terms in this set (9)
thermal energy
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
heat
The energy transferred from warmer objects to cooler objects
temperature
A measure of how hot or cold something is. A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
liquid
A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
gas
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
solid
A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume
freezing
The change of state from a liquid to a solid
boiling point
The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas
law of conservation of energy
the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
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