Unit 5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
energy | the ability to cause changes in matter |
potential energy | energy that an object has because of its position or its condition |
kinetic energy | the energy an object has because of motion |
electrical energy | energy that comes from electric current |
mechanical energy | the total potential and kinetic energy of an object |
chemical energy | energy that can be released by a chemical reaction |
thermal energy | the total amount of kinetic energy of the particles in a substance |
temperature | the measure of the average energy of motion of particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is |
heat | the energy that moves between objects of different temperatures |
static electricity | the buildup of electric charges on an object |
electric current | the flow of electric charges along a path |
conductor | a material that lets heat or electricity travel through it easily |
insulator | a material that does not let heat or electricity move through it easily |
circuit | a path along which electric charges can flow |
series circuit | an electric circuit in which the electrical charges have only one path to follow |
parallel circuit | an electric circuit that has more than one path for the electric charges to follow |
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