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- 2. A unit of power equal to one joule per second.
- 9. Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object.
- 10. The process of changing one form of energy to another.
- 11. Any substance that a wave moves through.
- 12. The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
- 13. The potential energy associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed.
- 14. The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
- 15. Force exerted on an object that causes it to move.
- 16. The subatomic particle that is the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- 17. The lowest point of a transverse wave.
- 19. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
- 20. A wave in which the disturbance travels in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
- 22. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
- 23. A form of energy that travels through space in the form of waves.
- 25. The energy an object has due to its motion.
- 26. A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
- 28. The ability to do work or cause change.
- 29. For a wave or vibration, the maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium (midpoint) position.
- 30. A nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with the release of energy.
- 31. A unit of work equal to one newton-meter.
- 32. The rate at which work is done.
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- 1. Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object.
- 3. The total energy (potential and kinetic) within the particles of a substance.
- 4. The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
- 5. Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
- 6. Potential energy related to an object's height.
- 7. The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another.
- 8. Energy of vibrations carried by air, water, or other matter.
- 18. Energy carried by electromagnetic waves, sometimes known as light.
- 21. A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
- 22. The highest point of a transverse wave.
- 24. A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms.
- 27. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
- 30. The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.