Energy Vocab

5. process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
6. the support about which a lever turns.
9. a type of simple machine used to make tasks easier in terms of manipulating force by applying the concept of mechanical advantage.
10. a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
11. the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
14. a thing that is created by people to make work easier.

1. the transfer of kinetic energy from one medium or object to another, or from an energy source to a medium or object
2. a substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.
3. The space between these fixed points is broken up into divisions.
4. a simple machine and comprises of a wheel on a fixed axle, with a groove along the edges to guide a rope.
7. the degree of hotness or coldness of an object.
8. A measurement of the energy content of food.
9. a force exerted over some distance .
12. ability to do work, which is the ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object.
13. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light.