Energy Conversions Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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A person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem

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Engineer

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What something can do

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Function

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Information that supports an answer to a question

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Evidence

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A group of parts that work together

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System

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The ability to make things move or change

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Energy

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The process of changing one form of energy to another

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Energy Conversion

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A device that uses electrical energy to perform a task

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Electrical Device

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The energy of motion

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Kinetic Energy

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The stored energy in an object due to its position or state

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Potential Energy

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The measure of how much work is done or energy is transferred in a certain amount of time

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Power