Unit 4 Energy Vocab

Front

Stored Energy

Back

Potential Energy: The energy that is stored in an object due to its position or state.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Front

The measurement of how hot or cold something is

Back

Temperature: A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

How high or low a note or sound is

Back

Pitch: The quality of a sound that allows it to be classified as relatively high or low.

Front

Energy that helps you see like a spotlight

Back

Light Energy: A form of energy that is visible and allows us to see.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

When Light passes through a clear material, it bends or ....

Back

Refract: The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Energy of motion

Back

Kinetic Energy: The energy an object has due to its motion.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Energy that comes from the sun

Back

Solar Energy: Energy that is harnessed from sunlight.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Energy that produces heat

Back

Thermal Energy: The energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

Energy that can be stored in batteries

Back

Chemical Energy: Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Front

The energy of moving electrons

Back

Electrical Energy: Energy caused by the movement of electrons.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-5