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energy vocbulary
| 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 | A PUSH or 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 that on invisible waves (sunlight (solar energy , heat from fire x-rays, microwave) etc. |
| thermal energy the energy | the energy that all matter has because its paticles (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 always stays the same amount,even when it is transferred or transformed. |
| conserve | to save in respect to energy , its means that energy is never created or destotroyed 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 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. |
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