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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 distance or cause change. |
| chemical energy etc.) | Energy that is stored in the particles of matter (H2O,food,batteries,plants etc.) |
| radiant energy | Energy of motion or moving parts ( bicycle, wind turbine, ocean waves, wind, arms and legs. |
| 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 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 different form or transferred from on object to 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 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. |