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Potential Energy
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Potential Energy | Energy that is stored in atomic bonds and is absorbed or released. |
Conductor | Object or type of material that permits the flow of electricity. |
Elastic Potential Energy | Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring. |
Electrical Current | Flow of electric charge. |
Electrical Potential Energy | Measure of the work required by an electric field to move electric charge. |
Gravitational Potential Energy | Energy an object has because of its position in a gravitational field. |
Magnetic Potential Energy | Form of energy related not only to the distance between materials, but also to the orientation, or alignment, of those materials within the field. |