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Heat of FusionHeat needed to change a solid to a liquid at the same temp.
Heat of VaporizationHeat needed to change a liquid to a gas at the same temp.
SublimationChanging directly from solid to gas
CondensationGas to Liquid
MeltingSolid to Liquid
FreezingLiquid to Solid
BoilingLiquid to Gas
HeatTotal of all Kinetic energy in an object
IonA charged atom
PositiveWhat an atom is when it has less electrons than protons
NegativeCharge of an electron
NeutralWhen an atom isn't an ion
Specific heatAmount of heat needed to have a sample of matter change one degree in celcius
FahrenheitA temperature scale where 32 degrees is water's freezing point
CelciusA temperature scale where 0 degrees is water's freezing point
KelvinThis equals the temperature in Celcius plus 273
Absolute ZeroThe temperature in which the Kinetic Theory is false
Kinetic TheoryStates that particles are always moving
Potenetial EnergyStored energy
Kinetic EnergyEnergy of movement
JouleA unit of energy, often used in measuring heat
GramsA unit of mass
TemperatureThe average of the kinetic energy in an object
DeltaThe amount of change in something
CalorimetryStudy/Measurement of heat and heat changes
SyntheticMan-Made
ConservationSaving something so you can use it later
Fossil fuelsFuels created by decomposition of living things
GeothermalHeat energy collected from underground magma
HydroelecticUsing moving water in a river to spin a turbine
BiomassThe burning of garbage for energy
RenewableInexaustable resources
NonrenewableResources that can be depleted
SolarEnergy collected directly from the sun

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