Heat Energy Vocabulary

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What is solar energy?

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Energy that comes directly from the Sun and is converted to usable energy; a renewable resource.

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What is a circuit?

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The pathway through which electricity flows.

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What is heat energy?

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The energy of the moving particles in an object.

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What is motion?

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How an object moves from one place to another.

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What is friction?

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A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.

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What is heat transfer?

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The movement of heat from one object to another.

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What is renewable energy?

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Energy that can be replenished naturally, such as solar or wind energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The stored energy in an object due to its position or state.