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Forms of Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |