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Frizzell Vocab # 5
Forms of Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | usable power needed to do work , cause movement or cause change |
| sound energy | energy produced from vibrations that you can hear |
| thermal energy | energy produced by the movement of particles. - it causes a transfer of heat between materials |
| light energy | the visible part of the Sun’s energy that our eyes use to see |
| mechanical energy | energy produced by a machine or by moving parts. |
| electrical energy | energy that is found in nature (lightning) but can be artificially produced by the action of chemicals (in batteries) or by means of a generator. |
| generator | a machine by which mechanical energy is changed into electrical energy |
| conductor (conduction) | is a material that allows energy to transfer (move, flow or go through) it |
| insulator (insulation) | is a material that does not allow energy to transfer (move, flow or go through) it |
| energy transfer | to move or change energy from one type to another type |
| potential energy | Energy at ‘rest’; “Stored” energy (like in a battery) |
| kinetic energy | Energy of motion (movement); (A battery produces electric energy that makes a toy move.) |
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