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Topic 3 Vocabulary
Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| thermal energy | a form of energy measured by temperature (heat energy) |
| sound energy | a form of energy we can hear |
| electrical energy | a form of energy that can move through wires |
| transfer | move from one place to another |
| wave | a pattern of motion that moves energy from one place to another place |
| insulator | a material through which electrical energy or thermal energy CANNOT move easily |
| conductor | a material through which electrical energy or thermal energy CAN move easily |
| circuit | a path through which electrical energy can flow |
| flow | the movement of electrical energy through a circuit |
| open path | an INCOMPLETE path through which electrical energy CANNOT travel |
| closed path | a COMPLETE path through which electrical energy CAN travel |