| Definition | Vocabulary Word |
| The ability to cause change in obects or materials | energy |
| any material that can burn | fuel |
| the energy of the random motion of particles of matter | thermal energy |
| the transfer of thermal energy | heat |
| the transfer of thermal energy from particles of matter bumping into each other | conduction |
| the transfer of thermal energy as particles in gases or liquids move from one place to another | convection |
| the transfer of energy through empty space | radiation |
| bundles of energy | radiation |
| bundles of energy that carry heat | infrared radiation |
| the measure of the average energy of motion in matter | temperature |
| energy given off by the sun alone | solar energy |
