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Energy Vocab Yocum
Term | Definition |
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Potential energy | Stored Energy |
Kinetic Energy | Energy in motion |
Motion Energy | The energy present in moving things, such as the wind, a racing car, or a soaring ball. |
Chemical Energy | The energy stored in materials such as food, batteries, dynamite, and gasoline. |
Gravitational Energy | The energy stored in objects that are in a position to fall (once they fall the type of energy changes) |
Elastic Energy | The energy stored in stretchy objects , like rubber bands or springs. |
Heat 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 |
Sound Energy | The energy carried by sound waves |
Electrical Energy | The energy that electricity provides |
Thermal | Another word for heat |
Temperature | the measurement of the amount of thermal energy an object contains. |
Friction | The force resisting relative motion of surfaces that touch. When two objects rub together in opposite directions, friction is create. |