Thinking in Matter and Energy

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Within a natural system, the transfer of energy drives the motion and/or cycling of matter.

TERMS

• Cycling - the movement of things from place to place that repeats

• Flow - to move in one direction as if in a stream

• System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together

• Energy transfer - The conversion of one form of energy into another, or the movement of energy from one place to another.

• Matter - physical substances

STANDARDS

MS-PS1-6 / MS-LS2-3 / MS-LS1-6 / MS-ESS2-4 / HS-LS1-5 / HS-LS1-6 / HS-LS2-3 / HS-PS1-4 / HS-ESS2-3