Energy
Energy The ability or do work or cause change
Potential Energy Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object
Kinetic energy Energy that an object has due to its motion
Gravitational Potential Energy Potential energy that depends on the height of an object
Elastic Potential Energy The energy of stretched or compressed objects
Mechanical Energy Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object.
Thermal Energy Total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Electrical Energy The energy of electrical charges
Chemical Energy The potential energy stored in chemical bonds
Nuclear Energy The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
Solar Energy Energy that comes from the sun.
Electromagnetic Energy The energy of light and other forms of radiation
Energy Transformation The process of changing one form of energy to another
conduction The transfer from heat from one particle of matter to another
Convection The transfer of heat by movement of fluid
Radiation The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Reflection The process by which light bounces off an object
Refraction The binding of light as it passes from one substance to another
Diffraction The process by which a beam of light or other system of waves is spread out.
Specific heat The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.
Convection Current The movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of a fluid to another.
Insulator A material that does not conduct heat well. Keeps materials warm/cool.
Conductor A material that conducts heat well.
Polarization The condition of having or giving polarity
Law of Conservation of Energy The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Interference The combination of two or more electromagnetic waveforms to form a result wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or cancelled.
Absorption The process of taking in, soaking or making part of something.
Scattering The process in which electromagnetic radiation or particles are deflected or diffused
Deflect Change direction after hitting something
Diffuse Spread or cause to spread over a wide area.
Transmission A program or signal that is broadcast or sent out.
Heat The movement of thermal energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.
Temperature Measure of an average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
Thermometer An instrument that measures and indicated temperature.
Degrees A unit in any various scales of temperature
Kinetic Theory of Matter A theory that gasses consist of small particles in random motion
Equilibrium A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
Thermal Expansion Increase in the volume if a substance when the temperature increases.
Contraction The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.
Expansion The act of increasing something in size or volume or quantity.
Work Transfer of energy when a push or a pull make an object move.
Wave A disturbance in a material that transfers energy without transferring matter.
Fluid A material made of particles that can easily change their locations.
Friction The force that resists the sliding of two surfaces in contact.
Types of energy