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| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
| position | the place where something is located |
| potential energy | energy that is stored and held in readiness to be used |
| mechanical energy | the energy of moving things, depends on position and motion |
| thermal energy | rise in temperature causes heat to rise, also called heat |
| chemical energy | potential energy stored in chemical bonds that hold atoms in molecules together |
| electrical energy | the energy of moving electric charges through matter |
| temperature | measure of how fast particles are moving |
| nuclear energy | the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
| heat energy | movement of energy from cold to warm caused by the vibration of particles, also called thermal |
| conductor | material that allows heat and energy to pass through |
| energy transformation | the process of changing one form of energy to another |
| law of conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed |
| light energy | the energy carried by the wavelengths of light |
| sound energy | energy of the vibration of air molecules, causing the bones in your ear to move |
| work | when force is used to move an object |
| force | a push or a pull |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| distance | how far an object travels |
| gravitational energy | potential energy stored in an object because of its height above the earth |
| waterfall | example of gravitational energy |
| food | example of chemical energy |
| elastic energy | potential energy stored in an object that is being stretched or compressed |
| lightning | example of electrical energy |
