Thinking in Matter and Energy Level 6 Matter, Energy and Systems Energy drives the cycling of matter within and between systems.TERMSSystem - a set of components (e.g. things) working togetherEnergy - the ability to cause changeMatter cyclingSTANDARDSHS-LS2-3 / HS-ESS2-3 / HS-PS1-8 / HS-ESS1-3