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Energy Vocabulary

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energy of motionkinetic energy
energy an object has because of its location or its conditionpotential energy
a push or a pullforce
using a force to move something a distancework
the ability to cause change in matterenergy
when two items rub together to slow something downfriction
path along which electrons flowelectric circuit
flow of electronselectric current
the result of a gain or lose of electronselectric charge
attraction or repulsionof electric chargeselectric force
iron bar with coil wrapped around it that becomes a magnetelectromagnet
material that slows the flow of electons and changes it to another formresistor
material that allows electrons to travel easilyconductor
material that does not carry electronsinsulator
speed with which sound waves movepitch
light bouncing off an objectreflection
bending of light raysrefraction
piece of clear material that bends, or refracts light rayslens
loudness of soundvolume
direct transfer of thermal energy between two objects that touchconduction
mixing of a gas or liquid that causes the transfer of thermal energyconvection
the average kinetic energy of the molecules in an objecttemperature
the transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic wavesradiation
the transfer of thermal energyheat

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