Forms of Energy Vocabulary

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

• light energy

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

• sound energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Energy that allows us to see

• light energy

• electrical energy

• thermal energy

• sound energy

Energy that causes a transfer of heat between materials

• electrical energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

• sound energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is needed to do work or cause change

• sound energy

• energy

• light energy

• mechanical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Energy resulting from the flow of electric charge through a conductor

• light energy

• mechanical energy

• electrical energy

• sound energy

All the energy something has due to its movement and position

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

• electrical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4