5th Grade--Energy Vocabulary

1. Fluorescent—an efficient type of light bulb 2. Audit—to review or examine thoroughly 3. Efficient—make good use of; not wasteful 4. Energy—the ability to cause a change in matter 5. Geothermal—heat energy from inside the earth 6. Hydroelectric—form of electric energy we get from moving water 7. Incandescent—an electric lamp in which a wire is heated to glow and produce light 8. Radiometer—meter to detect and measure radiant energy 9. Solar—sources of power that come from light or the sun 10. Transformer—device that increases or decreases voltage in a power line