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energy
| 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 | the energy stored in objects that are in a position to fall (once the energy changes) |
| elastic energy | the energy stored in stretchy objects |
| heat energy | the energy a substance has as a result of its tempeture |
| light energy | it is the energy carried by light rays |
| electrical energy | the energy the electric provides |
| sound energy | it is the energy carried by soundwaves |
| thermal | another word for heat |
| tempeture | measurement of the amount of thermal heat an object contains |
| friction | the force resisting relative motion of surfaced that touch 2 surfaces rubbing in opposite directions create friction |
| molecule | the smallest particle in which an element or compound can be divided without changes its properties |
| radiation | where heat energy is traveling by invisible rays through space from the source (sun) |
| convection | heat moving through a solid (stove top) |
| insulators | substances that dont readily allow heat to pass through them |