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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 change cause. |
| force | A push or a pull |
| Chemical energy | Energy that is stored in the particles of matter (H2O,food,batteres,plants,etc.) |
| mechanical energy | Energy pf motion or parts (bicycle, wind turbine,ocean waves,win, arm 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 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 conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed (transformed,converted) to a different form |
| 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 - 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. |