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| Question | Answer |
| Define Energy | Ability to do work |
| Define Joules (J) | The standard unit of work or energy in the International System of Units (SI) |
| Define Conduction | Heat transfer through a solid material by contact of one particle with the next |
| Define Convection | The transfer of heat in fluids or gases caused by differences in density |
| Define Electromagnetic energy | A form of energy that is carried by electromagnetic waves |
| Define Ore | A metal-bearing mineral or rock |
| Define Gravitational potential energy | The energy stored by an object due to its position within a gravitational field |
| Define Potential energy | Stored energy |
| Define Kinetic energy | The energy possessed by a moving object |
| Define Nuclear energy | The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
| Define Radiation | The transfer of energy through space by waves and/or particles |
| Define Recycling | The alteration or adaptation of a previously used resource for new use |
| Define Renewable energy | Energy generated from resources that are unlimited, rapidly replenished or naturally replaced, such as wind, water, sun, wave and biomass |
| Define Incandescent | An object which glows upon heating |
| Define Transformation | Process of changing one form of energy to another |
| Define Alternative energy | Energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power |
| Define Fossil fuels | Any combustible organic material, such as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life |
| Define Evaporation | A change in state from liquid to gas |
| Define Transpiration | To emit or give off waste matter, watery vapour, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves |
| Define Condensation | A change in state from gas to liquid |
| Define Absorption | The process by which one substance, such as a solid or liquid, takes up another substance, such as a liquid or gas, through minute pores or spaces between its molecules |
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