| A | B |
| energy of motion | kinetic energy |
| energy an object has because of its location or its condition | potential energy |
| a push or a pull | force |
| using a force to move something a distance | work |
| the ability to cause change in matter | energy |
| when two items rub together to slow something down | friction |
| path along which electrons flow | electric circuit |
| flow of electrons | electric current |
| the result of a gain or lose of electrons | electric charge |
| attraction or repulsionof electric charges | electric force |
| iron bar with coil wrapped around it that becomes a magnet | electromagnet |
| material that slows the flow of electons and changes it to another form | resistor |
| material that allows electrons to travel easily | conductor |
| material that does not carry electrons | insulator |
| speed with which sound waves move | pitch |
| light bouncing off an object | reflection |
| bending of light rays | refraction |
| piece of clear material that bends, or refracts light rays | lens |
| loudness of sound | volume |
| direct transfer of thermal energy between two objects that touch | conduction |
| mixing of a gas or liquid that causes the transfer of thermal energy | convection |
| the average kinetic energy of the molecules in an object | temperature |
| the transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves | radiation |
| the transfer of thermal energy | heat |