science vocab week 3

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object or area to a cooler one.

heat transfer

Heat moves through direct physical contact.

Conduction

Heat moves through space by invisible electromagnetic waves. No physical contact or matter is needed.

Radiation

Heat moves through the movement of fluids like liquids or gases.

Convection

Energy that can travel as electromagnetic waves through empty space.

radiant energy

Energy produced by vibrating objects

sound energy

Energy stored in chemical bonds of substances.

chemical energy

Energy caused by the movement of tiny particles within an object (internal).

thermal energy

Energy caused by the movement of electrically charged particles (electrons).

electrical energy

Energy stored within the nucleus of an atom

nuclear energy

Potential energy that depends on the height of an object.

Gravitational energy

The energy an object has due to being stretched or compressed.

elastic energy