Forms of Energy Vocabulary

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energy

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the ability to cause change

Front

a form of energy that creates movement

Back

mechanical energy

Front

a visible form of energy that travels in a straight line until it strikes an object

Back

light energy

Front

when light is bent from traveling through two different states of matter

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refraction

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when light bounces off an object

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reflection

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absorption

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when light strikes an object and stops traveling

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Energy that is produced when things

get warmer caused by molecules

moving faster in matter

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thermal energy

Front

a method of heat transfer that occurs when two objects are touching

Back

conduction

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a method of heat transfer that occurs when liquids or gases are circulating or mixing

Back

convection

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energy of tiny charged particles that flow through a conductor

Back

electrical energy