1. Chapter 15 Solar Energy

2. The ability to cause a change in matter. Energy

3. Energy due to an object’s condition or position. Potential energy A girl rides in a roller coaster car to the top of a hill. A vase wobbles on top of a china cabinet. A child waits her turn at the top of a slide.

4. Energy of motion Kinetic energy For example: Soccer ball soars through the air. A dog jumps to catch a stick. A boy jumps and dives off the diving board.

5. Stored energy that can be released by a chemical reaction. Chemical energy

6. Direct transfer of thermal energy from one object to another. Conduction

7. Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a gas or liquid Convection

8. Movement of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves radiation

9. Saving something so that it doesn’t get used up. conservation

10. A wind-up car rolls across the floor. Mechanical energy

11. Solar Energy Vocabulary Mechanical energy Chemical energy Potential energy Kinetic energy Convection Conservation Energy radiation