1. Energy Forms
Science Vocabulary

2. Energy The ability to do work.

3. Energy Transformations
The process of changing energy from one form to another.

4. Kinetic Energy Energy in use.

5. Potential Energy Energy that is stored.

6. Light
A form of energy that travels in waves and can move through empty space.

7. Electrical Energy
A form of energy produced inside particles of matter.

8. Mechanical Energy Energy of motion or the potential for motion.

9. Thermal Energy
Heat energy; generated by the constant motion of particles in matter.

10. Sound Energy
Energy produced by vibrations as they travel through a specific medium.

11. Vibrate To move back and forth.

12. Heat Transfer
The flow of heat energy between substances at different temperatures (conduction, convection, radiation)

13. Conduction
Movement of heat between two objects at different temperatures that are in contact with each other through particle motions from warm to cold.

14. Radiation
Movement of heat that travels in electromagnetic waves in all directions from its source does not require a medium to flow.

15. Convection
Movement of heat when warmer areas of a liquid or gas rise to cooler areas in the liquid or gas.

16. Force A push or pull on an object.

17. Magnetism
The ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property.

18. Gravity The force that pulls objects toward one another.

19. Friction
Force caused by objects rubbing together that makes them slow down or stop.