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Energy Week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| energy transformation | when one type of energy changes into another type of energy |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored between the particles of matter |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion |
| electrical energy | energy of charged particles that flow through a circuit |
| light energy | energy that lets our eyes see that ALWAYS travels in a straight line |
| thermal energy | energy related to heat and temperature |
| sound energy | energy created by vibrating matter |
| closed circuit | the path an electric current can flow through (hint: ____ circuit) |
| complete path | the path an electric current can flow through (hint: ____ path) |
| open circuit | the path an electric current cannot flow through (hint: ___ circuit) |
| incomplete path | the path an electric current cannot flow through (hint: ___ path) |
| electric current | the flow of electricity through a conductor |
| conductor | something that allows energy to flow through it easily |
| insulator | something that does not allow energy to flow through it easily |
| medium | matter that light travels through |
| reflection | when light bounces off of a surface |
| refraction | when light bends and changes as it moves from one place to another |
| transmit | light goes through |
| absorb | light is soaked up |