Unit 7 Vocabulary – Energy Transformations
Unit 7 Vocabulary – Energy Transformations
1) Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy cannot be created or
destroyed, but it can change from one form to another.
1) Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy cannot be created or
destroyed, but it can change from one form to another.
2) Energy Transformation: Change of energy from one form to
another.
2) Energy Transformation: Change of energy from one form to
another.
3) Chemical Energy: Energy released during a chemical reaction or
change (battery, food, fossil fuels, nuclear elements).
3) Chemical Energy: Energy released during a chemical reaction or
change (battery, food, fossil fuels, nuclear elements).
4) Electrical Energy: Energy produced by the movement of electrons
(electricity, lightning).
4) Electrical Energy: Energy produced by the movement of electrons
(electricity, lightning).
5) Light Energy: Radiant energy that our eyes can see from the visible
part of the electromagnetic spectrum (sunlight).
5) Light Energy: Radiant energy that our eyes can see from the visible
part of the electromagnetic spectrum (sunlight).
6) Mechanical Energy: Energy that an object such as a machine has
because of its movement or position (kinetic or potential).
6) Mechanical Energy: Energy that an object such as a machine has
because of its movement or position (kinetic or potential).
7) Nuclear Energy: Energy that is released when the nuclei of the
atoms are split or combined (sun – nuclear fusion, nuclear power
plant – nuclear fission).
7) Nuclear Energy: Energy that is released when the nuclei of the
atoms are split or combined (sun – nuclear fusion, nuclear power
plant – nuclear fission).
8) Radiant Energy: Type of energy from the sun (light).
8) Radiant Energy: Type of energy from the sun (light).