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Energy
Unit 2 Study Guide
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Science
3rd Grade
08/29/2008

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Potential energy
Definition
Stored energy.
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Kinetic energy
Definition
Energy of motion.
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Energy
Definition
The ability to cause change.
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Electricity
Definition
A form of energy that people make by using other kinds of energy found in nature, such as wind, moving water, oil, or coal.
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Fossil fuels
Definition
A source of energy made over millions of years from the bodies of dead plants and animals.
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Batteries
Definition
A type of stored energy that we use to power flashlights and radios.
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Vibrate
Definition
Objects that move quickly back and forth producing sound.
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Circuit
Definition
The path electricity follows from a battery through a bulb and back to the battery.
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Thermal energy
Definition
The energy that moves the particles in matter.  We feel this energy as heat.
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Heat
Definition
The movement of thermal energy from one place to another.
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Friction
Definition
The force between two moving objects that tries to keep the objects from moving freely.
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Radiation
Definition
Thermal energy that moves without touching anything.
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Thermometer
Definition
A tool we use to measure how hot or cold something is.
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Conduction
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The movement of thermal energy from one object to another where they touch.
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Insulator
Definition
A material in which thermal energy cannot move easily.
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Convection
Definition
Movement of thermal energy through liquids in gases.
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