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Energy
Energy and Its Conservation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | The basic unit of matter |
| Biomass | plant materials and animal waste used as fuel |
| Renewable | Able to be created again |
| Work | The use of force to move an object |
| Sound energy | Energy that we hear |
| Bonds | How atoms attach |
| Combustion | The act of burning something |
| Conservation | Act of using a resource wisely |
| Electricity | The flow of electrical power or charge |
| Energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| Geothermal | related to the heat of the earth's interior |
| Heat | Type of energy that is hot |
| Hydropower | Energy that comes from the force of moving water |
| Light energy | Energy from sources of light |
| Non-renewable | Not able to be made again quickly by nature or people |
| Nucleus | the center of an atom |
| Power | The ability to do work |