Energy Forms and Energy Transfer Vocab

The ability to do work or cause change. It comes in various forms, such as kinetic, potential, and thermal energy.

• Matter
• Power
• Energy
• Force

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The energy of an object in motion.

• kinetic energy
• electrical energy
• thermal energy
• potential energy

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The energy an object has because of its position or state.

• kinetic energy
• thermal energy
• potential energy
• mechanical energy

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The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler one.

• thermal conduction
• thermal convection
• thermal radiation
• heat

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·         The energy of heat. It's the energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules in a substance.

• Thermal Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Electric Energy

• Light Energy

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The transfer of heat or energy through direct contact between particles. For example, a metal spoon getting hot when placed in a hot soup.

• insulation
• radiation
• conduction
• convection

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases). For example, the way hot air rises and cooler air sinks.

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection
• Evaporation

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  The transfer of heat or energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. For example, feeling the warmth of the sun's rays.

• Reflection
• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation

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To change from one form or state to another. Energy can transform from one type to another.

• modify
• convert
• mutate
• transform

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  Energy stored in objects when they are stretched or compressed, like in a spring.

• elastic energy

• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• thermal energy

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