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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Lessons 5.1 and 5.2 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| work | force exerted on an object that causes it to move |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| power | the rate at which one form of energy changes into another form of energy |
| kinetic energy | energy an object has due to its motion |
| potential energy | the energy an object has due to its position; also, the internal stored energy of an object, such as energy stored in chemical bonds |
| gravitational potential energy | potential energy that depends on the height of an object |
| elastic potential energy | the energy of stretched or compressed objects |
| mechanical energy | kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object |
| sound energy | energy in the form of a disturbance that travels through a medium, such as air |
| nuclear energy | the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
| thermal energy | the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object |
| electrical energy | the energy of electrical charges |
| electromagnetic energy | the energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travel through space as waves |
| chemical energy | a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms |
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