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Grade 5 Ch B3 Vocab
Scott Foresman 5th Grade Science Unit B Ch 3 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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chemical energy | energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other |
electrical energy | energy carried by electricity |
frequency | the number of waves passing through a point in 1 second |
kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
mechanical energy | energy an object has due to its motion, position, or condition |
nuclear energy | produced when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one atom |
potential energy | stored energy |
radiant energy | energy that travels as waves and can move through empty space |
sound energy | energy of vibrations carried by air, water, or other matter |
thermal energy | energy of movement of atoms and molecules |
vibration | rapid back and forth motion of air or other matter |
wavelength | the distance from a point on one wave to the same point on the next wave |