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Energy Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause a change |
| Work | When FORCE is used to MOVE an object over a distance or cause a change |
| Force | A push or a pull |
| Chemical Energy | Energy that is stored in the particles of matter (H2O,food,batteries,plants,etc.) |
| Mechanical Energy | Energy of motion or moving parts |
| Radiant Energy | Energy that travels on invisible waves |
| Thermal Energy | The energy that all matter has because it's particles |
| Eletrical Energy | The energy that comes from moving electrons |
| Potential Energy | Energy that is stored and ready to be used |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy that is working or is in motion |
| Law Of Conservation Of Energy | Energy can not be created or destroyed, but it can be changed 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, but always stays the same amount, even when it is transferred or transformed |
| Transfer | To move something from one place or another |
| Transform or Convert | Other words that mean the same thing as the word CHANGE |