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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,dynamite,and gasoline. |
| Gravitational Energy | the energy stored in 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 spring) |
| Heat Energy | 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 | the energy that electricity provides. |
| Sound Energy | the energy carried by sound waves. |
| Thermal | another word for heat |
| Temperature | measure 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,friction is created. |
| Molecule | The smallest particle into witch an element or compound can be divided without changing its properties. |
| Radtion | where heatenergy is traveling by invisable throgh space from the sun source |
| convection the transfer of heat by move gas liquid | |
| insulatorssubstencs that no heat | |
| counduction heat throug a solid |