8th Science Vocabulary Final

A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms...

• Electrical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electromagnetic Energy

• Chemical Energy

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The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid...

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Absorption

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The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another through direct contact...

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Reflection

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The energy of moving electric charges....

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Chemical Energy

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The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves...

• Electrical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Electromagnetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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The ability to do work or cause change...

• Motion

• Force

• Chemistry

• Energy

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A type of friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid....

• Fluid friction

• Static friction

• Sliding friction

• Rolling friction

A push or pull on an object in a specific direction...

• Inertia

• Force

• Weathering

• Motion

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An attractive force between objects; the force that causes objects to be pulled to the Earth's surface...

• Free fall

• Gravity

• Centripetal Force

• Motion

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The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other; this force OPPOSES motion...

• Friction

• Newton

• Magma

• Energy

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