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Physics - Thermodynamics

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Gravitational potential energy depends on which of the following factors?

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Which formula represents kinetic energy?

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What is the formula for potential energy?

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How is current calculated in an electrical circuit?

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What is the formula to calculate power in watts?

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How is energy consumption measured in kilowatt-hours?

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Potential energy is defined as the stored energy resulting from what?

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What does mechanical energy consist of?

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Chemical energy is the source of energy through what kind of changes?

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Efficiency is defined as the ratio of what?

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Kinetic energy is the energy of a moving object due to what?

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Nonmechanical energy lies at the level of atoms and does not affect what?

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Photosynthesis is the process that transforms light energy into what?

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Energy is defined as the ability to do what?

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Where does energy go when it is transferred or transformed?

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What does the law of conservation of energy state?

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What are the key characteristics of the Kelvin temperature scale?

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What does the first law of thermodynamics state about energy?

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What are the boiling and freezing points on the Celsius scale?

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What are the boiling and freezing points on the Fahrenheit scale?

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Cold-blooded reptiles get their body heat from which processes?

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Conduction is the transfer of energy by what means?

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Convection involves the transfer of energy by what process?

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What kind of energy does an internal combustion engine use?

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Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of what?

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At what temperature does molecular motion stop?

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Energy is transferred from _____ to _____.

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Radiation transfer does not include the movement of what?

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The total amount of energy in any process _____.

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Convection currents occur because cool air _____ and hot air _____ due to their densities.

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What are insulators in terms of energy conduction?

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Specific heat is a characteristic physical property of a substance represented by which letter?

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Conduction is the transfer of energy as heat through what?

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Radiation involves energy transferred as what?

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What is a conductor in terms of energy transfer?

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What happens to a glass rod when it is rubbed with silk?

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Electric forces depend on which variables?

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Voltage difference is measured in what units?

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Batteries typically have what kind of terminals?

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Voltage differences cause electrons to move from which terminal to which terminal?

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Resistance is measured in what units?

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How does resistance differ between insulators and conductors?

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What are the characteristics of a series circuit?

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What are the characteristics of a parallel circuit?

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What protection is used against current overload?

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Energy is defined as the ability to cause what?

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Work is defined as what?

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Which of the following are forms of energy?

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Elastic potential energy is energy stored by what means?

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Chemical potential energy is the energy due to what?

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Gravitational potential energy is the energy due to what?

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How can energy be decreased in a system?

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Power is defined as what?

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How many joules are equivalent to 1 calorie?

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Thermal energy is the sum of what?

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What is a calorimeter used for?

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What does the 2nd law of thermodynamics state about energy?

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Why is nothing 100 percent efficient according to the concept of efficiency?

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