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Energy Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Potential Energy | Stored energy. |
| Kinetic Energy | Any type of energy that is moving. |
| Motion Energy | Motion Energy is the energy present in moving things, such as the wind, a racing car, or a soaring ball. |
| Chemical Energy | Chemical Energy is the energy stored in materials such as food, batteries, dynamite, and gasoline. |
| Gravitational Energy | Gravitational energy is the energy stored in objects that are in a position to fall, such as water at the top of a waterfall or a wagon at top of a hill. |
| Elastic Energy | The energy stored in stretchy objects. (rubber bands, and springs contain elastic energy) |
| Heat Energy (thermal) | The energy a substance has as a result of its temperature. Higher temp= more heat energy. |
| Light Energy | The energy carried by light rays. |
| Electrical Energy | This is the energy that electricity provides |
| Sound Energy | The energy carried by sound waves. |
| Thermal | Another word for heat. |
| Temperature | measurement of the amount of thermal heat an object contains. |
| Friction | the force resisting relative motion of surfaced that touch. Two surfaces rubbing in opposite directions create friction |
| Molecule | the smallest particle into which an element or compound can be divided, without changing its properties. |
| Radiation | Where heat energy is traveling by invisible waves from the source. |
| Convection | where fluids such as air or water are heated expand, and rise displacing and mixing with cooler portions. |
| conduction | heat moving through a solid. |
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