6th Grade Vocabulary Review

2. the energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves
4. the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluid
5. the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter
6. how hot or cold something is
7. a material that does not conduct heat well
10. the energy an object has because of its position
11. the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
15. the temperature scale on which zero is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter
16. the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
17. the ability to do work or cause change
18. energy that an object has due to its motion
20. the temperature scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees
21. kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object
22. potential energy that depends on the height of an object
23. the amount of heat required to raised the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 Kelvin
24. a law that energy cannot be created or destroyed

1. a material that conducts heat well
3. expansion of matter when it is heated
4. the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
8. the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object
9. transfer of heat through direct contact
12. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
13. a change from one for of energy to another
14. the energy of electric charges
17. the energy of stretched or compressed objects
19. a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms