G6 Energy Vocab

1. Energy

• The energy stored in an object's height

• The energy of moving particles

• The ability to make things happen

• The energy created when matter vibrates

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2. Potential Energy

• The energy an object possesses due to its motion

• The energy from electromagnetic waves

• Energy stored in an object

• Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

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3. Kinetic Energy

• The energy of moving particles

• The energy an object possesses due to its motion

• Energy that can be stored by compression

• The transfer of energy between objects of different temperatures

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4. Law of Conservation of Energy

• The energy of moving electrons in atoms

• When energy changes from one form to another

• Heat transfer through liquid or gas; creates a circular motion

• States that energy cannot be created nor destroyed

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5. Energy transformation

• When energy changes from one form to another

• Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

• Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

• Energy stored in an object's height

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6. Greenhouse Effect

• Energy from electromagnetic waves

• When gases in the atmosphere trap solar radiation which heats the Earth

• The total energy of an object due to its motion and position

• Energy that can be stored by compression of gas

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7. Conduction

• The transfer of energy between objects of different temperatures

• The energy created when matter vibrates

• Energy from chemical bonds

• Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

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8. Convection

• The ability to make things happen

• Heat transfer through liquid or gas; creates a circular motion

• Energy stored in an object

• Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

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9. Radiation

• Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

• Energy from moving electrons in atoms

• Heat transfer through solids

• The energy of moving particles

10. Nuclear Energy

• Energy from electromagnetic waves

• The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

• The energy of moving electrons in atoms

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

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