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Energy vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Potential energy | Stored energy |
| Kinetic energy | energy in motion or being used |
| Motion energy | the energy present in moving things such as the wind, a racing car, or a souring ball. |
| Chemical energy | the energy stored in materials such as dynamite , batteries, and gasolin |
| Gravitational energy | The energy stored in objects that are in a position to fall ( once they fall the tip of energy changes.) |
| Elastic energy | The energy stored in stretchy objects (a rubber band) |
| Heat energy | The energy the substance has as a result of its temperature. Higher temp = more heat energy. |
| Light energy | The energy carried by light energy. |
| Electrical energy | Th energy that the electricity provides. |
| Sound energy | The energy carried by sound waves. |
| Thermal | Another word for heat |
| Temperature | Measurement of a amount of thermal energy an object contains. |
| Molecule | The smallest particle into which an element or compound can be divide without changing its practices. |