Forms of Energy Vocabulary

Stored energy

• mechanical

• potential

• kinetic

• nuclear

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Energy in Motion

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

• electrical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Energy that is stored in particles of matter

• mechanical energy

• radiant energy

• nuclear energy

• chemical energy

Energy due to the position or motion of an object

• mechanical energy

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Energy that flows in a circuit

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

• electrical energy

• nuclear energy

Energy from light

• potential energy

• radiant energy

• mechanical energy

• nuclear energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Energy from heat

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Energy from the splitting of atoms

• radiant energy

• potential energy

• electrical energy

• nuclear energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8