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Energy vocab
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. |
chemical energy | the energy stored in materials such as food batteries dynamite and gas |
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 by light rays |
sound energy | the energy carried by sound waves |
electrical energy | the energy that electricity provides |