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Energy the power from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/energy


something such
as electricity or
oil that can-do
work, such as
providing light
and heat.
Energy is the process of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_transformation
transformati changing energy 
on from one type
of energy to
another.

Thermal Thermal https://www.yourdictionary.com/thermal-energy


energy energy is
the energy that
is generated and
measured by
heat.

Mechanical is power that an https://www.yourdictionary.com/mechanical-energy


energy object gets from
its position and
motion.

Sound is the energy https://www.yourdictionary.com/sound-energy


energy produced by
vibrating sound
waves.

Chemical is energy https://www.yourdictionary.com/chemical-energy


energy released in a
chemical
reaction or
absorbed in the
creation of a
chemical
compound.

Radiant/ Radiant energy https://www.yourdictionary.com/radiant-energy


light energy is energy that
travels by waves
or particles,
particularly
electromagnetic
radiation such as
heat or x-rays.

Electrical Electrical energy https://www.yourdictionary.com/electrical-energy


energy is defined as an
electric charge
that lets work be
accomplished.

Law of is a https://www.thoughtco.com/law-of-conservation-of-energy-605849
conservatio physical law that
n states energy
cannot be
created or
destroyed but
may be changed
from one form
to another.

Force is strength or https://www.yourdictionary.com/force


power

Balanced are https://eschooltoday.com/science/forces/balanced-forces.html


Force two forces actin
g in opposite
directions on an
object, and
equal in size.
Anytime there is
a balanced
force on an
object, the
object stays still
or continues
moving
continues to
move at the
same speed and
in the same
direction

Potential Potential energy https://www.yourdictionary.com/potential-energy


energy is defined as
mechanical
energy, stored
energy, or
energy caused
by its position.

Kinetic is mechanical https://www.yourdictionary.com/kinetic-energy


energy energy that
someone or
something has
by virtue of its
being in motion.

Gravity is the force that https://www.yourdictionary.com/gravity


causes
everything that
goes up to fall
back down to
Earth or is a
word used to
describe
seriousness.

Perpendicul is something https://www.yourdictionary.com/perpendicular


ar that is at right
angles to
something else.

Photons a particle that https://www.yourdictionary.com/photon


has energy and
movement; but,
it does not have
mass or
electrical charge.

Transverse to go from side https://www.yourdictionary.com/transverse


to side or to
extend across
something.
Chemical Any substance https://www.yourdictionary.com/chemical-compound#wiktionary
compound formed by
the union of two
or more
chemical elemen
ts in a
fixed ratio, the
union being a
chemical bond.

Conductivity the ability to https://www.yourdictionary.com/conductivity


transmit heat,
sound or
electricity.

Reciprocal refers to https://www.yourdictionary.com/reciprocal


something that
goes both ways
or to something
that is done in
return for a
similar act. In
grammar, a
reciprocal is
mutual action or
a relationship
between two
nouns or
pronouns. In
math, a
reciprocal is the
number 1
divided by a
given quantity.

Resistance is defined as a https://www.yourdictionary.com/resistance


refusal to give in
or to something
that slows down
or prevents
something.
Copper as a metallic https://www.yourdictionary.com/copper
element that is
malleable,
stretchable and
reddish-brown
or something of
this color/metal.

Wave the transport of https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/Lesson-1/What-is-a-


energy without Wave
the transport of
matter. In
conclusion,
a wave can be
described as a
disturbance that
travels through a
medium,
transporting
energy from one
location (its
source) to
another location
without
transporting
matter.

Speed is a way of https://www.yourdictionary.com/speed


measuring how
quickly
something is
moving or being
done, or
something
moving fast.

Transparent is something https://www.yourdictionary.com/transparent


clear, see
through or
obvious.

Translucent allowing light to https://www.yourdictionary.com/translucent


pass through but
not showing the
distinct images
on the other
side.

Reflection is the change in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_(physics)


direction of a
wavefront at an
interface
between two
different media
so that the wave
front returns
into the medium
from which it
originated.
Common
examples
include
the reflection of
light, sound and
water waves

Electromagn having magnetic https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/electromagnetic?


etic and electrical q=Electromagnetic+
parts.
Nuclear comes from https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/what-is-nuclear-energy
energy splitting atoms
in a reactor to
heat water into
steam, turn a
turbine and
generate
electricity.

Power of Electric power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power


circuits is the rate, per
unit time, at
which electrical
energy is transfe
rred by an
electric circuit.
The SI unit
of power is the
watt, one joule
per second.

Simple A circuit is the https://brilliant.org/wiki/simple-circuits/


circuits path that an
electric current
travels on, and
a simple
circuit contains
three
components
necessary to
have a
functioning
electric circuit,
namely, a source
of voltage, a
conductive path,
and a
resistor. Circuits 
are driven by
flows.

Series A series circuit is http://physics.bu.edu/py106/notes/Circuits.html


circuits a circuit in which
resistors are
arranged in a
chain, so the
current has only
one path to
take. The
current is the
same through
each resistor.

Parallel is a circuit in http://physics.bu.edu/py106/notes/Circuits.html


circuits which the
resistors are
arranged with
their heads
connected
together, and
their tails
connected
together. The
current in a
parallel circuit
breaks up, with
some flowing
along each
parallel branch
and re-
combining when
the branches
meet again. The
voltage across
each resistor in
parallel is the
same.

Static is an imbalance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_electricity


electricity of electric
charges within
or on the
surface of a
material.
Attract to cause to https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attract
approach or
adhere: such as.
a : to pull to or
draw toward
oneself or itself.

Compound is a substance https://www.chemicool.com/definition/compound.html


formed when
two or more
chemical
elements are
chemically
bonded
together.

Prism A  transparent https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prism


solid body, often
having triangular
bases, used for
dispersing light
into a spectrum
or for reflecting
rays of light.

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