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S8P2.C
Term | Definition |
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mechinacal energy | the amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies. |
thermal energy | the kinetic energy of a substance atoms |
heat | the energy transfered between objects that are different temptures |
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 changed particles within atoms |
sound energy | energy given off by a vibrating object |
nuclear energy | the energy stores in the nucleus of an atom as a result of strong nuclear |
neclear fussion | the splittling of the nucleus of a large atom to two or more fragments releases additional neutrons and energy |
nuclear fusion | the combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a largger nucleus releases energy |