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Energy Vocabulary
energy vocab
| 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 a( H20, food, batteries, plants) |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves |
| thermal energy | the energy that all matters has its particles (atoms, molecules) are in motion |
| electrical energy | the energy that comes from moving electrons |
| 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 different form or transferred from one object or the other. |
| 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 mean the same thing as the word change, heat- the transfer or flow of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object. |