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energy vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Potential Energy | Stored energy. |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy in motion or being used. |
| Motion Energy | The energy present in moving things such as the wind, a racing car, or a soaring ball. |
| Chemical Energy | The energy stored in materials such as food,batteries, and gasoline. |
| Gravitational Energy | The energy stored objects that are in a position to fall (once they fall the type of energy changes). |
| Elastic Energy | The energy stored in stretchy objects. (rubber band or string) |
| Heat Energy | The energy a substance has as the result of its temperature. Higher temp = more heat energy |
| Light Energy | The energy by light rays. |
| Electrical Energy | The energy that electricity provides. |
| Sound Energy | The Energy carried by sound waves. |
| Thermal | Another word for heat. |
| Tempureture | Measurement of the amount of thermal energy an object contains. |
| Friction | The force resisting relative motion of surfaces that touch. When two objects rub against each other in opposite directions, it creates 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 through space from the source. (sun) |
| Convection | The transfer of heat by a moving gas or liquid. (steam) |
| Conduction | Heat moving through a solid.(stove top) |
| Insulaters | Substences that do not really allow heat to pass through them. |