1. Energy & Transfer of Energy
Vocabulary: Science Chapter 16 lesson 1, ch 17 lesson 1 & 2
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CJM

2. the ability to do work
energy
Energy of a moving object
Kinetic energy
The measure of average kinetic energy of a substance (measure of heat)
temperature
Stored energy
Potential energy

3. Total kinetic energy of the particles of a substance (another word for heat energy)
thermal
energy
Transfer of thermal energy from warmer areas to cooler areas (what a heater does)
heat
Transfer of thermal energy between 2 substances by touching
conduction

4. Transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves
radiation
Transfer of thermal energy by the flow of liquids or gases
convection

5. Material that easily transfers heat energy
conductors
Material that does not easily transfer thermal energy
insulators