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 https://www.britannica.com/scie
1 other various forms.  nce/energy
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Thermal  Thermal energy is energy possessed by an object or system due on/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 on/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 on/kinetic-energy-lesson-for-
4 energy motion. kids-definition-examples.html
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Chemical  Chemical energy is energy that is stored in chemicals, such as on/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  https://study.com/academy/less
energy sound waves. on/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
conservatio
of an isolated system remains constant or is conserved within a m/law-of-conservation-of-
n of energy
7 given frame of reference. energy-605849
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Photosynth
 the process by which a plant uses the energy from the light of ge.org/dictionary/english/p
esis
8 the sun to produce its own food hotosynthesis
 the physical and chemical processes (such as breathing and
diffusion) by which an organism supplies its cells and tissues  https://dictionary.cambrid
respiration
with the oxygen needed for metabolism and relieves them of ge.org/dictionary/english/r
9 the carbon dioxide formed in energy-producing reactions. espiration
 Wavelength can be defined as the distance between two  https://economictimes.ind
wavelength successive crests or troughs of a wave. It is measured in the iatimes.com/definition/wa
10 direction of the wave. velength
 a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another
Physical without a change in chemical composition.  https://www.vocabulary.c
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 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.physicsclassr
object's interaction with another object. Whenever there is an oom.com/class/newtlaws/L
A force
interaction between two objects, there is a force upon each of esson-2/The-Meaning-of-
13 the 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 or  https://byjus.com/physics/
14 friction wheel on the ground is an example of Rolling friction .  rolling-friction/
15 Sliding  Sliding friction is also known as kinetic friction, or moving  https://study.com/academ
friction friction, and is defined as the force that is required to keep a y/lesson/sliding-friction-
surface sliding along another surface. definition-formula-
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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/
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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-
webster.com/dictionary/ne
second per second to a mass of one kilogram.
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/
18 balanced-force/
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Unbalanced y/lesson/unbalanced-force-
force  Unbalanced forces are forces that cause a change in the definition-example-
19 motion of an object. quiz.html
 Electromagnetic radiation is energy that is propagated through
Electromag
free space or through a material medium in the form of  http://abyss.uoregon.edu/
netic
electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, visible light, and ~js/glossary/electromagne
radiation
20 gamma rays. tic_radiation.html
Electromag  Electromagnetic spectrum, the entire distribution of  https://www.britannica.co
netic electromagnetic radiation according to frequency or m/science/electromagnetic
21 spectrum wavelength. -spectrum
 An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in  https://www.physicsclassr
Newton’s motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless oom.com/class/newtlaws/L
First Law esson-1/Newton-s-First-
acted upon by an unbalanced force.
22 Law
 The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force  https://www.physicsclassr
Newton’s is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, oom.com/class/newtlaws/L
Second Law in the same direction as the net force, and inversely esson-3/Newton-s-Second-
23 proportional to the mass of the object. Law
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 If an object A exerts a force on object B, then object B must y.org/science/physics/force
Newton’s
exert a force of equal magnitude and opposite direction back s-newtons-laws/newtons-
Third Law
on 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-
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 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 y/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
28 Evaporation  process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous  https://study.com/academ
state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure. y/lesson/what-is-
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 Melting is the process by which a substance changes from  https://www.thoughtco.co
Melting m/definition-of-melting-
the solid phase to the liquid phase. 
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 The process through which a substance changes from a liquid
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Freezing to a solid. All liquids except helium undergo freezing when the
temperature becomes sufficiently cold. m/definition-of-freezing-
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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
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particular element's atoms have the same atomic number.
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
Electron nucleus of 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.c
32 om/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.c
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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
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always the same
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Sublimation Sublimation is a chemical process where a solid turn into a gas

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