Energy Lesson Vocabulary Words

the ability to do work

• force

• energy

• change

• work

when energy is formed into another form of energy

• transform

• transfer

• trans-change

• changed energy

the push or pull of an object

• gravity

• energy

• speed

• force

when force causes the movement of an object

• force

• energy

• work

• transfer

when energy moves from object to object

• transform

• transfer

• potential

• kinetic

energy that moves an object

• potential

• speed

• kinetic

• transfer energy

the distance an object travels in an amount of time

• force

• speed

• energy

• direction

the change in position

• speed

• direction

• motion

• energy

energy at rest

• pressure

• motion

• kinetic

• potential