Science · Energy
Energy Vocabulary
Middle school energy words: kinetic, potential, thermal, conduction, radiation and more.
- 🎓 Grades 6–7
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 MS-PS3-1
- ❓ 20 questions
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energy
Ability to do work or cause change
kinetic energy
Energy of motion
potential energy
Stored energy due to position or shape
thermal energy
Total energy of moving particles in matter
chemical energy
Energy stored in the bonds of substances
electrical energy
Energy carried by moving electric charges
radiant energy
Energy carried by light and other waves
nuclear energy
Energy stored in the center of atoms
mechanical energy
Sum of kinetic and potential energy
heat
Energy moving from a warmer to a cooler object
temperature
Measure of how fast particles are moving
conduction
Heat moving through direct contact
convection
Heat moving by currents in a liquid or gas
radiation
Energy moving as waves through space
joule
Unit used to measure energy
work
Force used to move an object a distance
power
Rate at which work is done
friction
Force that turns motion into heat
energy transfer
Energy moving from one object to another
conservation
Energy is never made or lost, only changed
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