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Energy Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Energy The ability to do work or cause damage.
Work When a FORCE is used to MOVE an object over a distance or cause change.
Force A PUSH or a PULL
Chemical energy Energy that is stored in the particles of matter ( H20 , food , batteries, plants , etc.)
Mechanical energy Energy of motion or moving parts ( bicycle , wind turbine , ocean waves , wind , arms and legs)
Electrical energy The energy that comes from moving electrons ( can be static or current.)
Potential energy Energy that is stored and ready to be used
Kinetic energy Energy that is working or in motion
Law of Conservation energy Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed ( transformed, converted) to a different form or transferred from one object to another.
Conserve To save. In respect to energy, it means that energy is never created or destroyed p, but always stays the same amount , even when its transferred or transformed.
Transfer To move something from one place or one object to another- the same type of energy can be passed along from one object to another.
Transform or convert Other words that mean the same thing as the word CHANGE.
Radiant energy Energy that travels on invisible waves (sunlight (solar energy), heat from fire, x-rays, microwave) etc. Thermal Energy - The energy that all matter has because its particles (atoms, molecules) are in motion.
Thermal energy The energy that all matter has because its particles (atoms, molecules) are in motion.
Heat The transfer or flow of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
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