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Science Energy Vocab
contains vocabulary words about energy for science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ability to do work. | Energy |
| Transfer of energy to an object by using a force that causes the object to move in the direction of the force. | Work |
| Energy an object has due to its motion. | Kinetic Energy |
| Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object. | Potential Energy |
| The amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energy. | Mechanical Energy |
| All the kinetic energy due to the motion of the particles that make up the object. The faster the particles move the warmer the object. | Thermal Energy |
| The part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction. | Chemical Energy |
| Energy of moving electrons. | Electrical Energy |
| Energy of an object's vibrations. | Sound Energy |
| Radiant energy from the sun in the form of waves. | Light Energy |
| Energy released by a change in the nucleus of an atom. | Nuclear Energy |
| Change of one form of energy to another. | Energy Conversion |
| Devices that transfer energy and can convert energy into a more useful form. | Machines |
| Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another. | Law of Conservation of Energy |
| The concept of using the Earth's resources in such they provide for people's needs in the present without diminishing ability to provide for future generations. | Sustainability |
| Nonrenewable resources formed fro the remains of ancient plants and animals. | Fossil Fuels |
| Resource that can be used over and over again. | Renewable Energy Resource |
| An energy that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed. | Non-renewable Energy Resource |
| The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources. | Conservation |