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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 cause change. |
| force | a push or pull. |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored of matter (h2O, food, batteries, plants,ect.) |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts (bicycles, wind turbines,ocean waves, wind, arms and legs.) |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves(sunlight(solar energy), heat from fire,x-rays. |
| thermal energy | the energy that all matter has because it's particles(atoms,molecules) are in motion |
| electrical energy | the energy that comes from moving electronics(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 different form or from one object or 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 |
| 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 pull. |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored of matter (h2O, food, batteries, plants,ect.) |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts (bicycles, wind turbines,ocean waves, wind, arms and legs.) |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves(sunlight(solar energy), heat from fire,x-rays. |
| thermal energy | the energy that all matter has because it's particles(atoms,molecules) are in motion |
| electrical energy | the energy that comes from moving electronics(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 different form or from one object or 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 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 |