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FCAT Science Energy
FCAT Science 5th grade Vocabulary Energy
| Vocabulary Words | Definitions |
|---|---|
| energy transfer | is the movement of heat from one thing to another. |
| producer | is a living thing that can make its own food. |
| consumer | is a living thing that uses other living things as food for energy. |
| decomposer | is a living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals for food. |
| heat | is energy that transfers from warmer to cooler objects. |
| temperature | is a measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance. Things with energy have higher temperatures than things with less energy. |
| potential energy | is stored energy that can be used to do work. |
| kinetic energy | is the energy of an object in motion. |
| energy | The ability to do work or cause change; the ability to move an object some distance. |
| electromagnet | a metal object that acts as a magnet when an electric current moves through it. |