Energy Vocabulary 5th grade

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Energy

the ability to do work or cause change

<p>the ability to do work or cause change</p>
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Potential Energy

the energy that is not causing any changes now but could cause changes in the future; stored energy or energy due to position

<p>the energy that is not causing any changes now but could cause changes in the future; stored energy or energy due to position</p>
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Kinetic Energy

the energy due to motion

<p>the energy due to motion</p>
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Transform

to change from one form into another form

<p>to change from one form into another form</p>
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Transmit

To send on, pass along, send out

<p>To send on, pass along, send out</p>
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Transfer

to move from one place to another

<p>to move from one place to another</p>
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Friction

a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or trying to slide across one another

<p>a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or trying to slide across one another</p>
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Sound

a form of energy made by vibrations

<p>a form of energy made by vibrations</p>
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Vibration

the back-and-forth motion of an object

<p>the back-and-forth motion of an object</p>
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Amplitude

how loud or soft a sound is which is determined by how much energy the sound wave has

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Pitch

how high or low a sound, related to the frequency of waves. The higher the pitch of sound, the greater the frequency.

<p>how high or low a sound, related to the frequency of waves. The higher the pitch of sound, the greater the frequency.</p>
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Wavelength

the distance from one point of a wave to another point on another wave adjacent to it.

<p>the distance from one point of a wave to another point on another wave adjacent to it.</p>
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Light

a form of energy that our eyes can see and travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one type of matter to another.

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Refract

when light bends

<p>when light bends</p>
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Reflect

when light bounces off an object

<p>when light bounces off an object</p>
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Absorb

to take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy

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Translucent

materials that let some light pass through them

<p>materials that let some light pass through them</p>
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Transparent

materials that let nearly all light pass through them

<p>materials that let nearly all light pass through them</p>
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Opaque

materials that do not let any light pass through

<p>materials that do not let any light pass through</p>