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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. |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts (bicyle, wind turbine, ocean waves, wind, arms and legs) |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves (sunlight (solar energy) heat from fire, x-rays, microwave) |
| thermal energy | the energy that all the matter has because its particles 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 conversation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed to a different form or transferred or transformed. |
| conserve | to save. in respect to energy, it means energy is never created or destroyed, but always stays the same amount, even when it is transferred or transformed. |
| 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, |