NCEA Level 1 Energy Vocab

2. The unit used to measure electrical resistance (R).
4. The potential energy stored in a stretched or compressed object.
6. The standard unit (SI) for measuring power.
7. A circuit where components are connected in a single loop, one after another.
8. The energy an object has due to its motion (Ek).
10. The transfer of heat energy via electromagnetic waves (like light).
16. The potential energy stored by an object due to its height.
18. A circuit that provides multiple branches or paths for the current to flow.
20. A material that allows heat or electricity to flow through it easily.
22. The unit used to measure electrical potential difference (V).
23. The 'hidden' energy absorbed or released during a change of state (e.g., melting or boiling).
25. A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
27. The opposition to the flow of electrical current.
28. The ability to do work or cause change.
29. A complete, closed path for an electrical current to flow.

1. The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid (liquid or gas).
3. A measure of an object's inertia, used in Ek and Ep calculations.
5. The flow of electric charge in a circuit.
9. The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
11. The transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a colder one.
12. The electrical potential difference or 'push' that drives a current.
13. The standard unit (SI) for measuring energy and work.
14. The rate at which energy is transferred or work is done (P = E/t).
15. The transfer of energy when a force moves an object over a distance (W = Fd).
17. The speed of an object, which is squared in the kinetic energy formula.
19. The unit used to measure electrical current (I).
21. The transfer of heat through direct contact or particle collisions.
24. A material that is a poor conductor of heat or electricity.
25. A word describing energy that comes from heat.
26. Stored energy, such as gravitational or elastic (Ep).