Force Motion and Energy

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Force, motion, and energy. The student understands the behavior of thermal energy as it flows into and out of systems.
Glossary terms and definitions are consistent across kindergarten through high school in the TEKS Guide. The definitions are intended to give educators a common understanding of the terms regardless of what grade level they teach. Glossary definitions are not intended for use with students.

regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole

a phenomenon of energy that measures the random motion (kinetic energy) of particles (vibrations in solids or free motion in a gas) in a fluid