4th Grade - Energy and Energy Transfer

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What is electrical energy?

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Energy resulting from the flow of charged particles.

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What does motion describe?

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Change in an object's position with respect to time and in comparison to other objects.

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What is energy transfer?

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Moving energy from one object or material to another, or from one form to another.

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What is energy?

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That which is needed to do work.

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What is sound energy?

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Energy that travels through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of an object in motion.

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy based on an object's position or state.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is light energy?

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Energy that is visible and can be seen by the human eye.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.