Download Energy Vocabulary I

Energy Vocabulary I
Activities 53-63
energy
kinetic energy
friction
chemical energy
nuclear energy
conductor
energy transfer
sound
thermal energy
elastic energy
insulation
potential energy
efficiency
light
gravitational potential energy
conduction insulator
electrical energy
calories
Law of Conservation of Energy
energy transformation
Fill in the blank with the correct term
1.
____________ Measure of heat (humans use these as energy source).
2.
____________ Movement of energy and charge from one place to another.
3.
____________ Any material that is resistant to the flow of heat or electricity.
4.
____________ Flow of heat, electricity, or sound through a material.
5.
____________ Type of kinetic energy we can see (electromagnetic waves).
6.
____________ Ratio of useful energy that is released by a process to the total energy absorbed by
the process.
7.
____________ Energy that is stored.
8.
____________ Change of energy from one form to another.
9.
____________ Material that is used to slow down or prevent the flow of heat or electricity.
10. ____________ Energy that is transferred through air, water, or other solid material by vibrations
(you can hear it).
11. ____________ Potential energy that is stored by stretching or compressing.
12. ____________ Energy that is transferred from a warm object to a cooler object.
13. ____________ Energy stored due to the mass and height of an object.
14. ____________ Energy can be transferred and or transformed, but can never be destroyed or
created.
15. ____________ Something that is good at allowing energy to flow.
16. ____________ Potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
17. ____________ Potential energy where energy is stored in the bonds of atoms.
18. ____________ the rubbing of the surface of one object on another object (creates heat)
19. ____________ Energy of motion.
20. ____________ The ability to do work.