5-1 Vocabulary
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entropy
a measure of disorder.
heat
amount of energy associated with the movement of the atoms and molecules in a body of matter.
chemical energy
energy stored in the chemical bonds of molecules; a form of potential energy.
kinetic energy
energy that is actually doing work; the energy of a mass of matter that is moving.
potential energy
stored energy; the capacity to perform work that matter possesses because of its location or arrangement.
calorie
the amount of energy that raises the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
energy
the capacity to do work.
conservation of energy
the principle that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
