Unit 8- Energy Vocabulary

A portion of the physical universe chosen for analysis

• electrical
• system
• surroundings
• heat

type of energy that is associated with the motion of an object.

• chemical
• thermal
• kinetic
• sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

• convection
• conduction
• specific heat
• temperature

form of heat transfer that occurs in fluids (liquids or gases) due to currents that redistribute heat

• radiation
• convection
• temperature
• conduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Energy released with the nucleus of an atom splits or the nuclei of multiple atoms fuse.

• chemical
• nuclear
• radiation
• thermal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Energy that results from the vibration of material.

• heat
• sound
• kinetic
• radiant

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the energy that is stored in the bonds between atoms.

• chemical
• nuclear
• electrical
• thermal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

energy that results in the movement of electrons through a conductor.

• sound
• thermal
• mechanical
• electrical

the ability to do work or cause change.

• temperature
• potential
• heat
• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the transfer of thermal energy.

• energy
• electrical
• heat
• sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4