Energy Vocabulary

What is energy?

• A state of matter with no definite shape or volume

• The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another

• A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms

• The ability to do work or cause change

What is kinetic energy?

• Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object

• Heat energy

• Energy of motion

• A material that does NOT allow heat or electrons to move through it easily

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What is potential energy?

• The ability to do work or cause change

• Heat energy

• Movement of energy from one place or object to another

• Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object

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What is thermal energy?

• The ability to do work or cause change

• A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape

• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Heat energy

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What is mechanical energy?

• The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another

• The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching

• A state of matter with no definite shape or volume

• Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object

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What is electrical energy?

• The energy of moving electric charges. Lightning is a form of this

• The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching

• A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object

• Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object

What is chemical energy?

• The energy of moving electric charges. Lightning is a form of this

• The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity

• A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms

• A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it

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What is nuclear energy?

• Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object

• A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms

• The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity

• The ability to do work or cause change

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What is energy transfer?

• A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it

• The ability to do work or cause change

• Movement of energy from one place or object to another

• Energy of motion

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What is conduction?

• The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching

• The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity

• The transfer of heat by the movement of a liquid or gas

• The ability to do work or cause change

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