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- the forces that join atoms to each other
- chemical bonds
- electricity generated from the force of moving water
- hydroelectric energy
- a form of hydroelectric energy that produces electricity from the rising and falling of tides
- tidal energy
- organic matter, such as wood, that is living or was recently alive
- biomass
- the energy released when the nucleus of an atom is split apart
- nuclear energy
- heat from inside the earth
- georthermal energy
- the energy of sunlight
- solar energy
- the energy released when the nuclei of two atoms are forced together to form a larger nucleus
- fusion energy
- the ability to cause changes in matter
- energy
- the energy of motion
- kinetic energy
- the energy an object has because of where it is or because of its condition
- potential energy
- when an object gains or loses electrons
- electric charge
- an attraction or repulsion
- electric force
- the flow of electrons
- electric current
- material that conducts electrons easily
- conductor
- is any path along which electrons can flow
- electric circuit
- a material that does not carry electrons
- insulator
- material that resist electric current
- resistors
- the link between electricity and magnetism
- electromagnet
- the colors of light that objects reflect are the colors we see
- reflection
- the bending of light rays
- refraction
- a piece of clear material that bends, or refracts, light rays passing through it
- lens
- the frequency at which sound waves move
- pitch
- the loudness of a sound
- volume
- the average kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object
- temperature
- the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another
- heat
- the direct transfer of thermal energy between objects that touch
- conduction
- thermal energy transfer as a result of the mixing of a liquid or a gas
- convection
- the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
- radiation