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Vocab Quiz 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Energy | energy stored in an objects molecules |
| Light Energy | energy in the form of waves that can travel through an empty space. |
| Electrical Energy | energy of moving electrons or electric charges |
| Thermal Energy | energy of heat |
| Mechanical Energy | Energy of motion. A combination of the kinetic and potential energy of an object. |
| Sound Energy | Energy caused by vibrations. |
| Transformed | the process of changing energy from one form to another |
| Transferred | energy moving from object to object while remaining in the same form. |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed only transformed or transferred. |
| Photosynthesis | Plants transforming light energy from the sun to chemical energy which supplies the plant with food. |