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Energy Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Potential Energy | Stored Energy |
Kinetic Energy | Any type of energy that is moving |
Motion Energy | Motion Energy is the energy present in moving things, such as the 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. |
Gravitational Energy | Energy stored in objects that are in a position to fall. Once the object falls the type of energy changes. |
Elastic Energy | Energy stored in stretchy objects. (rubber band) |
Heat Energy (thermal) | Energy a substance has as a result of its temperature. Higher temp = more heat energy |
Light Energy | Energy carried by light rays. |
Electrical Energy | Electrical energy is the energy that electricity provides. |
Sound Energy | The energy carried by sound waves. |
Radiation | Where heat energy travels by invisible waves to the source. |
Convection | Where fluids such as air or water are heated. |
Conduction | Where heat travels through solids such as metals. |