Energy Vocabulary: 7th Grade Science

An element (a part) of something that can change.

• Variable

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• Pendulum

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The part of the experiment that changes; only one thing should change.

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Deform

The part of the experiment that you are measuring or testing.

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Deform

The energy of movement/motion of any object

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravitational Energy

• Elastic Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A circumstance, fact, or detail that contributes to a result or outcome.

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• Pendulum

• Factor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The energy in an object due to its height.

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravitational Energy

• Elastic Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

To change something into a different form.

• Pendulum

• Diagram

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A weight that hangs from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward.

• Diagram

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• Pendulum

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

A visual representation of something. (Example: a drawing, a chart, any type of visual)

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• Diagram

• Pendulum

The energy in an object that temporarily changes its shape.

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravitational Energy

• Elastic Energy