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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 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 ( 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 | the energy that all matters |
| electrical energy | the energy that comes from moving electrons (can be static or current ) |
| potential energy | the energy that is stored and ready to be used |
| kinetic energy | energy that is working or in motion |
| law of conversation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed,but it can be changed ( transformed , converted , ) to a different or or transferred or transformed |
| 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 object to another - the same type of energy can 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. |