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mccormick energy
Chapter 14 sect. 1 vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
energy | the ability to cause change |
kinetic energy | energy an object has due to its motion |
potential energy | energy stored in an object due to its position |
thermal energy | energy that all objects have that increases as the object's temperature increases |
chemical energy | energy stored in chemical bonds |
radiant energy | energy carried by light |
electrical energy | energy carried by electric current |
nuclear energy | energy contained in atomic nuclei |