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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 steering car,or a soaring ball. |
| Chemical Energy | Energy stored in materials such as food,batteries,dynamite,and gasoline. |
| Gravitational Energy | Energy stored in objects that are in the position to fall. (once they fall the type of energy changes) |
| Elastic Energy | Energy stored in in stretchy objects. (a rubber band or spring) |
| Heat Energy | The energy a substance has as a result of its temperture Higher Energy Temp. = more heart energy |
| Light Energy | The energy carried by light rays. |
| Electrical Energy | The energy that electricity provides. |
| Sound Energy | The energy carried by sound waves. |
| Themal | Another word for heat |
| Temperature | 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 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) |
| Insulators | Substances that don't readily allow heat to pass through them. |
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