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Vocabulary 2.2
Science Vocabulary 2.2
Term | Definition |
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Chemical energy | The energy that is stored in the bonds between atoms |
Circuit | A closed path that electricity can flow through (related words: circle, circular) |
Conductor | A material that transmits energy (related word: conduct) |
Electrical energy | The ability to do work by movement of electric charge |
Heat energy | A form of energy that transfers between particles in a substance or system through kinetic energy transfer |
Light energy | That form of energy that can be seen directly; visible electromagnetic radiation |
Sound energy | Energy in the form of waves passing through something such as air or water |
Transform | To change in shape or form |
Force | A pull or push that is applied to an object |
Friction | The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another. |
Gravity | The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. |
Rest | Cease work or movement |
Direction | A course along which someone or something moves. |
Position | place where someone or something is located or has been put |
Magnetism | A special force that allows magnets to pull on certain metals, like iron, making them stick together |
Attract | To pull something towards oneself |
Repel | To push away; Poles of the same charge (north and north or south and south) will mutually push away from each other |
Mechanical energy | The energy that makes things move |
Equal force | The push or pull on an object that is balanced with another force |
Unequal force | The push or pull on an object that is not balanced with another force |