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energy vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| force | A push or a pull |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored in the particles of matter(H20,food,batteries,plants,etc) |
| Mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts( bicycle, wind turbine, ocean waves , wind,arm and legs. |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on visible waves(sunlight solar energy), heat from fire,x-rays , microwave)etc. |
| thermal energy | the energy that all matter has because its 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 be used |
| 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 differe |
| conserve | to say. 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 place or one object to another-the same typed 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 warmer to a cooler object |
| work | When a force is used to move an object over a distance or cause change |