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types of energy
describes the types of energy neeeded to know for the test.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| law of conservation of energy | energy can neither be created nor destroyed |
| energy transition | converting into another form of energy |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| potential energy | stored energy in an object due to its position or composition |
| mechanical energy | kinectic, energy in an object due to its motion |
| electrical energy | kinetic, energy resulting from the movement of electrical changes |
| radiant eergy | kinetic, energy that travels in electromagnetic waves |
| thermal energy | kinetic, internal energy in substances |
| sound energy | kinetic, movement of energy through fluids and objects in compression waves |
| elastic energy | potential, result of their stretching or compressing |
| chemical energy | potential, stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules |
| nuclear energy | potential, stored in the nucleus of an atom |
| fission | splitting the nuclei |
| fusion | combining the nuclei |
| gravitational | potential, energy of position or place |
| friction | results in thermal energy. |