Radience

Forms of Energy

Science

the energy stored in chemical bonds, it is released by chemical reactions

Chemical energy explained in an easy to understand way.

the transfer of heat energy between two objects through direct contact

Conduction explained in an easy to understand way.

the transfer of heat energy from a warmer area to a cooler area in a liquid or gas

Convection explained in an easy to understand way.

the transfer of energy from a wave to an object, like sound energy when it hits a wall

Energy absorption explained in an easy to understand way.

the thermal energy transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object

Heat explained in an easy to understand way.

the energy of a moving object

Kinetic energy explained in an easy to understand way.

electromagnetic energy that travels in waves, not all light is in the visible spectrum

Light explained in an easy to understand way.

the energy an object has from its position or condition, like a ball on a hill or a stretched spring

Potential energy explained in an easy to understand way.

a transparent object that separates white light into colored light

Prism explained in an easy to understand way.

the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, it does not require matter

Radiation explained in an easy to understand way.

the energy from sunlight

Solar energy explained in an easy to understand way.

how hot or cold something is, it is determined by the kinetic energy of its particles

Temperature explained in an easy to understand way.

the energy of the moving particles in an object

Thermal energy explained in an easy to understand way.

allows some light to pass through but scatters it

Translucent explained in an easy to understand way.

allows light to pass through

Transparent explained in an easy to understand way.

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