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Science Vocab 7.0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to cause change. |
| kinetic energy | energy due to motion. |
| potential energy | stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles. |
| work | the amount of energy used as a force moves an object over a distance. |
| mechanical energy | sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system. |
| sound energy | energy carried by sound waves. |
| thermal energy | the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up an object. |
| electric energy | energy carried by an electric current. |
| radiant energy | energy carried by an electromagnetic wave. |
| nuclear energy | energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom. |
| law of conservation of energy | law that states that energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed. |
| friction | a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching. |
| heat | the movement of thermal energy from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature. |
| conduction | the transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles. |
| thermal conductor | a material through which thermal energy flows quickly. |
| thermal insulator | a material through which thermal energy flows slowly. |
| convection | the circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density; the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another. |
| radiation | the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves. |
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