Energy Transformations Vocabulary

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Energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions.

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chemical energy

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

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The change of energy from one form to another.

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energy transformation

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A group of interacting or interdependent elements forming a complex whole; for example, all the factors or variables in an environment or all the variables that might affect a science experiment.

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system

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A substance that readily transfers heat or electrical energy.

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conductor

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy just changes form.

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

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A material that does not conduct heat or electrical current.

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insulator

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Energy of motion.

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kinetic energy

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A form of energy that is made by vibrations and requires a medium (such as air, water, or solids) in order to travel.

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sound energy

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The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter. The faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes.

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thermal energy

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The sum of the potential and kinetic energy of an object.

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mechanical energy