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Energy Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Potential Energy | Stored energy. |
| Kinetic Energy | Any type of energy that is moving. |
| Motion Energy | Motion energy is the energy present i moving things such as wind,a racing car,or a soaring ball. |
| Chemical Energy | Chemical energy is the energy stored in materials such as food,batteries,dynamite,and gasoline.The chemicals these materials contain determine how much chemical energy they store. |
| Graviational Energy | The energy that is stored in objects that are in position to fall (once the object falls the type of energy changes). |
| Elastic Energy | The energy stored in stretchy objects(rubber bands and springs contain elastic energy). |
| Heat (Thermal) Energy | The energy a substance has as a result of its temperature.Higher temp=more heat energy. |
| Light Energy | The energy carried by light rays. |
| Electrical Energy | Electrical energy is the energy that electricity provides. |
| Sound Energy | Sound energy is the energy that is carried by sound waves. |
| Thermal | Another word for heat. |
| Temperature | The measurement of the amount of thermal heat an object contains. |
| Friction | The force resisting relative motion of surface that touch. Two surfaces rubbing in oppsite directions to create friction |
| Molecule | The smallest particle into witch an element or compound can be divided,without changing its properties. |