EPR3503 terms

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Energy, in physics, the capacity for doing work. It may exist in
Energy potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, or other https://www.britannica.com/scien
1 various forms. ce/energy
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Thermal Thermal energy is energy possessed by an object or system due /what-is-thermal-energy-
2 energy to the movement of particles within the object or the system. definition-examples.html
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Potential Elastic potential energy is the energy stored in something when n/potential-energy-lesson-for-
3 energy you push, pull, or force it out of shape. kids-definition-examples.html
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Kinetic Kinetic energy is the type of energy an object has because of its n/kinetic-energy-lesson-for-kids-
4 energy motion. definition-examples.html
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Chemical Chemical energy is energy that is stored in chemicals, such as n/what-is-chemical-energy-
5 energy sugar and gasoline. definition-examples.html
Sound is energy that we can hear. It is a type of kinetic energy
Sound that moves through the air and other matter in the form of sound https://study.com/academy/lesso
energy waves. n/sound-energy-lesson-for-
6 kids.html
physical law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed
Law of
but may be changed from one form to another. the total energy https://www.thoughtco.co
conservation
of an isolated system remains constant or is conserved within a m/law-of-conservation-of-
of energy
7 given frame of reference. energy-605849
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Photosynthe
the process by which a plant uses the energy from the light of e.org/dictionary/english/ph
sis
8 the sun to produce its own food otosynthesis
the physical and chemical processes (such as breathing and
diffusion) by which an organism supplies its cells and tissues https://dictionary.cambridg
respiration
with the oxygen needed for metabolism and relieves them of the e.org/dictionary/english/res
9 carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing reactions. piration
Wavelength can be defined as the distance between two https://economictimes.indi
wavelength successive crests or troughs of a wave. It is measured in the atimes.com/definition/wave
10 direction of the wave. length
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another https://www.vocabulary.co
Physical
without a change in chemical composition. m/dictionary/physical%20c
change
11 hange
is a process in which one or more substances are altered into
Chemical one or more new and different substances. In other words, a https://www.thoughtco.co
change chemical change is a chemical reaction involving the m/definition-of-chemical-
12 rearrangement of atoms. change-604902
A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the https://www.physicsclassro
object's interaction with another object. Whenever there is an om.com/class/newtlaws/Les
A force
interaction between two objects, there is a force upon each of the son-2/The-Meaning-of-
13 objects. Force
The force resisting the motion of a rolling body on a surface is
Rolling known as Rolling friction or Rolling resistance. Rolling of ball https://byjus.com/physics/r
14 friction or wheel on the ground is an example of Rolling friction. olling-friction/
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Sliding friction is also known as kinetic friction, or moving /lesson/sliding-friction-
Sliding friction, and is defined as the force that is required to keep a definition-formula-
15 friction surface sliding along another surface. examples.html
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The friction experienced when individuals try to move a
Static stationary object on a surface, without actually triggering any
friction relative motion between the body and the surface which it is on. https://byjus.com/physics/s
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the unit of force in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to
the force required to impart an acceleration of one meter per https://www.merriam-
second per second to a mass of one kilogram. webster.com/dictionary/ne
17 A Newton wton
A force where two forces of equal size, act on a body, in
opposing directions is known as a Balanced Force. In Balanced
Balanced Force, a body continues to be in its position i.e. it may be
force continuously moving with the same speed and in the same
direction or it may be still in its position. https://byjus.com/physics/b
18 alanced-force/
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Unbalanced /lesson/unbalanced-force-
force Unbalanced forces are forces that cause a change in the motion definition-example-
19 of an object. quiz.html
Electromagnetic radiation is energy that is propagated through
Electromagn
free space or through a material medium in the form of http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~j
etic
electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, visible light, and s/glossary/electromagnetic_
radiation
20 gamma rays. radiation.html
Electromagn https://www.britannica.co
etic Electromagnetic spectrum, the entire distribution of m/science/electromagnetic-
21 spectrum electromagnetic radiation according to frequency or wavelength. spectrum
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in
Newton’s motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless https://www.physicsclassro
First Law acted upon by an unbalanced force. om.com/class/newtlaws/Les
22 son-1/Newton-s-First-Law
The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is https://www.physicsclassro
Newton’s directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the om.com/class/newtlaws/Les
Second Law same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the son-3/Newton-s-Second-
23 mass of the object. Law
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If an object A exerts a force on object B, then object B must org/science/physics/forces-
Newton’s
exert a force of equal magnitude and opposite direction back on newtons-laws/newtons-
Third Law
object A. laws-of-motion/a/what-is-
24 newtons-third-law
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frequency as the number of times an event occurs per unit of time. In m/definition-of-frequency-
25 physics and chemistry. 605149
De-sublimation or deposition is the phase change from gas https://www.thoughtco.co
De-
directly to solid, with no intermediate liquid phase. m/definition-of-
sublimation
26 Desublimation is the reverse process of sublimation. desublimation-605011
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Condensatio /lesson/what-is-
n Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is condensation-definition-
27 changed into liquid water. examples-quiz.html
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process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous /lesson/what-is-
Evaporation
state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure. evaporation-definition-
28 examples-quiz.html
Melting is the process by which a substance changes from https://www.thoughtco.co
Melting the solid phase to the liquid phase. m/definition-of-melting-
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The process through which a substance changes from a liquid to
a solid. All liquids except helium undergo freezing when the https://www.thoughtco.co
Freezing m/definition-of-freezing-
temperature becomes sufficiently cold.
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An element is a substance whose atoms all have the same
element number of protons: another way of saying this is that all of a
particular element's atoms have the same atomic number. https://www.chemicool.co
31 m/definition/element.html
An electron is a negatively charged subatomic particle. It can be
either free (not attached to any atom), or bound to the nucleus of
Electron an atom. Electrons in atoms exist in spherical shells of various
radii, representing energy levels. The larger the spherical shell,
the higher the energy contained in the electron. https://whatis.techtarget.co
32 m/definition/electron
Also see electron. A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the
nucleus of every atom except that of simple hydrogen. The
particle derives its name from the fact that it has no electrical
Neutron charge; it is neutral. Neutrons are extremely dense. ... The
number of protons in an element's nucleus is called the atomic
number. https://whatis.techtarget.co
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A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of every
atom. The particle has a positive electrical charge, equal and
Proton opposite to that of the electron. ... In the atoms of any particular
element, the number of protons in the nuclei is always the same https://whatis.techtarget.co
34 m/definition/proton

Sublimation is a chemical process where a solid turn into a gas

Sublimation
without going through a liquid stage. An example of sublimation
is when ice cubes shrink in the freezer. https://www.yourdictionary
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