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Energy #14108
Energy Terms
Term | Meaning |
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energy | the ability to do work |
kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
potential energy | the energy an object has because of its posistion or shape |
gravitational potential energy | a force that opposes gravitational force |
mechanical energy | the total energy of motion and position of an object |
thermal energy | the total energy of the particles that make up an object |
chemical energy | the energy of a compund that changes as the atoms are rearranged to form new compounds |
gravitational potential energy=? | weight x height |
kinetic energy=? | mass x velocity x velocity x 1/2 |
mechanical energy=? | potential energy + kinetic energy |
electrical energy | the energy of moving electrons |
sound energy | caused by an objects vibrations |
light energy | produced by the vibratons of electrically charged particles |
nuclear energy | the energy associated with changes in the nucleus of an atom |