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HMS Sci 6th Energy
HMS Science 6th grade Energy Unit Vocabulary May 2011
Question | Answer |
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energy | the ability to cause an object to MOVE, CHANGE, or WORK |
transfer | WHEN ENERGY MOVES from one place to another |
transform / transformation | WHEN ENERGY CHANGES from one type to another |
potential energy | STORED ENERGY that has not yet been used |
gravitational potential energy | a type of potential energy due to an OBJECT’S POSITION ABOVE THE EARTH |
kinetic energy | WHEN AN OBJECT IS MOVING |
heat | • the movement of thermal energy from hot to cold • the process of energy movement from a higher-temperature object to a lower-temperature object |
temperature | a measure of the average energy per molecule of a substance |
efficiency | the RATIO of USEFUL ENERGY RELEASED TO TOTAL ENERGY ABSORBED by the process |
energy conservation | to reduce, or “save” the total energy transformed |