Vocabulary 4

Kinetic energy: the energy of a moving object.

Potential energy: energy stored in an object or material.

Temperature: the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a material.

heat: energy that flows between objects that have different temperatures.

radiation: the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

conduction: the transfer of energy by direct contact of molecules.

convection: the transfer of energy by the flow of liquid or gas.

insulation: prevents heat from flowingin or out of a material.