Energy P.10-11 Vocabulary

To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

• Absorb
• Reflect
• Insulator
• Conductor

Energy that is stored in matter and can be released by a chemical reaction.

• Chemical Energy
• Physical Change
• Electrical Energy
• Chemical Change

A material that allows electric charges to pass through it and therefore carries electricity well.

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Heat Transfer
• Open Circuit

Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor.

• Electrical Energy
• Conductor
• Insulator
• Mechanical Energy

Energy that transfers between substances because of a temperature difference between the substances. Warmer to cooler

• Heat Energy
• Pitch
• Sound Energy
• Mechanical Energy

Movement of thermal energy from one object to another

• Heat Transfer
• Sound Energy
• Closed Circuit
• Conductor

A material used to reduce or prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound.

• Insulator
• Conductor
• Closed Circuit
• Vibration

The only visible form of energy; produced or given off directly from the Sun.

• Light Energy
• Sound Energy
• Mechanical Energy
• Absorb

The energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or position.

• Mechanical Energy
• Refect
• Chemical Energy
• Heat Energy

The quality of sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it

• Pitch
• Sound Energy
• Heat Energy
• Vibration