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Compare and Contrast the different forms of energy and their characteristics
Term | Definition |
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Mechanical Energy | the amount of energy of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energy |
Thermal Energy | the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms |
Heat | the energy transfered between objects that are at different temperatures |
Chemical Energy | the energy that is stored in chemical bonds |
Electrical Energy | the energy that results from the flow of moving charges |
Electromagnetic Energy | energy resulting from the motion of the charged particles within atoms |
Sound Energy | energy given off by a vibrating object |
Nuclear Fisson | the splitting of the nucleus of a large atom to two or more fragments; |
Nuclear Fusion | atoms to form a larger nucleus;releases energy |