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energy vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change. |
| work | when a force is used to move an object over a distance or cause change. |
| force | a push or pull. |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored in the particles of matter (h2o , food, batteries, plants,ect) |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts ( bicycle, wind, turbine, ocean waves, wind, arms and legs) |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves (sunlight (solar energy),heat from fire,x-rays, microwave ) ect. |
| thermal energy | the energy that all mater has because its particles (atoms, molecules) are in motion. |
| elictrical 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 of energy | energy that cannot be created or destroyed, but can be changed (transformed, converted) to a different form or transferred from one object or another. |
| converve | to save. in respect to energy, it means that energy is never created or destroyed, but always stays the same amount, even when it is 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. Heat - The transfer or flow of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object |