Science vocabulary unit 1

Front

The ability to do work or cause change

Back

energy

Front

stored energy in an object

Back

potential energy

Front

energy of a moving object

Back

kinetic energy

Front

the distance an object moves in a specific amount of time

Back

speed

Front

the action of one object bumping into another

Back

collision

Front

the transfer of thermal energy

Back

heat

Front

energy that travels as a wave

Back

radiation

Front

a form of energy that we can see

Back

light

Front

energy that can be heard

Back

sound

Front

a material that energy can easily flow through

Back

conductor