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energy vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| work | when force is used to move an object over a distance or cause change |
| force | push and pull |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored in particles of matter ( h20,food,batteries,plants,ect.) |
| mechanichal energy | energy of motion or moving parts |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves |
| thermal energy | the energy that all mater has because its particles are in motion |
| electrical 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 in motion |
| law of conservation | energy cannot be destroyed or created it can only be changed from one object to another |
| conserve | to save in respect to energy it means energy is never destroyed or created |
| transfer | to move a thing from one place to another |
| transform or convert | two words mean the same thing CHANGE |