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Chapter 17
Changing Energy Forms
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6th Grade
03/10/2013

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electric motor
Definition
A device that changes electrical energy to kinetic energy
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electric current
Definition
A flow of electric charge in a material
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chemical energy
Definition
Energy stored between atoms
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nuclear energy
Definition
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
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electrical energy
Definition
Energy that results from the movement of electrons
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parallel circuit
Definition
Has more than one path along which current can flow
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series circuit
Definition
Has only one path along which current can flow
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increases the magnetic field
Definition
Increasing the number of coils in an electromagnet
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energy
Definition
The ability to cause change or to do work. A property of matter.
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mechanical energy
Definition
The energy an object has because of its movement or position.
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potential energy
Definition
The mechanical energy due to the position of an object.
Any object above the ground has potential energy.
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kinetic energy
Definition
The mechanical energy of a moving object
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electromagnetic induction
Definition
The process in which a changing magnetic field produces an electric current
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magnetic field
Definition
The space around a magnet in which the magnet can exert a force
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sequence
Definition
The step-by-step ordering of events
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thermal energy
Definition
The total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in a substance
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generator
Definition
a device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy
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what an electric charge can move through
Definition
a CLOSED electric circuit
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magnetic domain
Definition
a large number of atoms with their magnetic fields pointing in the same direction
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electric circuit
Definition
acircuits closed path along which current can flow
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Produced by a changing magnetic field
Definition
an electric current in a wire
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electromagnetic waves
Definition
lightwaves light and other forms of energy that travel through space
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voltage
Definition
the push that moves electrons through a circuit
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