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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 cqause change. |
| force | a push or pull |
| chemical energy | energy that sis stored in the particles of matter. |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving parts. |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves. |
| thermal energy | the energy that all matter has because its particles. |
| electrical energy | the energy that comes from moving electrons. |
| 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. |
| conserve | to save.in respect to energy. |
| transfer | to move something from one place or 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. |