ch 9&10 vocab

5. the burning of a substance
6. other organic matter that is used as an energy source
7. formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
8. a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
11. the physical forms of matter,which are solid, liquid,gas, and plasma
13. substances that do not conduct thermal energy very well
15. the energy that is associated with charged particles because of their positions
16. a device that measures heat
17. the energy of an object that is due to the objects motion
18. a substance that reduces the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
19. energy released by a fission or fusion reaction
22. the kinetic energy of a substance
23. a device that measures energy from the sun
24. a measure of how hot or cold somthing is
25. the capacity to do work
26. the process by which a nucleus splits into two or more fragments and releases nutrons and energy

1. the energy that is transferred as electomagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves
2. opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
3. the energy produced by heat within earth
4. the temperature at which molecular energy is at minimum
9. shows how a vibrating object transmits energy through the air around it
10. the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures
12. the rate at which a substance transfers thermal energy
14. the amount of work an object can do because of the objects kinetic and potential energy
20. produced by the vibrations of electrically charged particles
21. a machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy or work