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Forms of Energy
Term | Definition |
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mechanical energy | the energy of motion |
sound energy | energy produced by vibrations |
thermal energy | energy related to the temperature of an object or substance |
mechanical energy | the energy of motion |
electrical energy | energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric current |
electric current | the flow of electricity through a conductor |
circuit | a closed conducting circle or loop through with a current can flow |
closed circuit | the path through which an electric current can flow |
open circuit | the path through which an electric current cannot flow |
conductor | allows energy to flow through |
insulator | stops or slows down energy's flow |
light energy | a form of energy which our eyes can detect |
medium | matter that light travels through |
reflection | the bouncing back of light rays from a surface |
refraction | the bending of light as it moves through one medium into another |
prism | a tool used to scatter white light into the color spectrum |