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Energy Vocabulary. Energy. Energy. Helps us do things. It is the power to change things. Light Energy. Light Energy. Type of energy carried by light rays that we used to see. Heat Energy. Heat Energy. Energy that produces warmth. Sound Energy. Sound Energy.
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Energy • Helps us do things. It is the power to change things.
Light Energy • Type of energy carried by light rays that we used to see.
Heat Energy • Energy that produces warmth.
Sound Energy • Energy carried by sound waves; movement of energy that you can hear.
Mechanical Energy • Energy that causes movement of objects and substances from one place to another.
Elastic Energy • Energy that is stored in something that stretches.
Gravitational Energy • Energy stored in an object’s height. The higher and heavier the object, the more gravitational energy is stored.
Electrical Energy • Energy that moves through conductors or wires.
Chemical Energy • Energy stored in a substance and released during a chemical reaction such as burning wood, coal, or oil.
Kinetic Energy • Any object which has motion.
Potential Energy • Energy stored in an object because of it position.
Energy Transfer • Energy changing from one type of energy to another when moving from one object to another.