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Forms of Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | ability to cause change |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| potential energy | stored energy |
| mechanical energy | energy of movement |
| solar energy | energy from the sun |
| heat energy | energy of moving particles |
| conduction | movement of heat between objects that touch each other |
| convection | movement of heat through liquids and gases by moving particles |
| radiation | movement of energy through waves |
| temperature | measurement of heat |
| conductors | materials that allow energy to move through easily |
| insulators | materials that DO NOT allow energy to move through easily |
| transmit | to allow something to pass through |
| absorb | to take in |
| Electrical Energy | caused by electrially charged particles |
| Light energy | energy you can see that moves in waves |
| Solar energy | energy from the Sun |
| Circuit | a closed path that moves energy |
| Sound energy | made up of vibrations bouncing off matter |