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energy vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work. |
| work: | when a force is used to move an object over a distance or cause change. |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored in the particles of matter (h2o,foods,batteries,plants,etc.) |
| force | a push or pull. |
| 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,etc). |
| thermal energy motion | the energy that all matters has particles (atoms,molecules) are in motion |
| electrical energy | the energy that comes from moving electrons(can be static or current) |
| potential energy | energy that is stored and ready to use. |
| kinetic energy | energy that is working or in motion |
| law of conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed,but it can be changed (transformed, converted) to a different form or transferred from one object or 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 one object to another-the same type of energy can passed along from one object to another. |
| Transform or covert | Other words that mean the same thing as the word CHANGE. |
| Heat | the transfer or flow of thermal energy fro a warmer object or cooler object |