| A | B |
| energy | ability to do work |
| matter | has mass and volume |
| renewable | can be replaced |
| nonrenewable | cannot be replaced |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| potential energy | energy of position |
| heat energy | total kinetic energy of particles |
| calorie | unit of heat |
| Calorie | one thousand little calories |
| conduction | heat transfer by touch |
| convection | heat transfer by flowing |
| radiation | heat transfer by rays |
| law of conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed |
| temperature | average speed of particles |
| Fahrenheit | temperature scale in which 32 degrees is water freezing |
| Celsius | temperature scale where water freezes at 0 degrees |
| Kelvin | temperature scale where water freezes at 273 degrees |
| fossil fuels | fuels made by decaying of ancient organisms |
| specific heat | amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius |
| Absolute Zero | temperature at which all particle motion stops |