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Energy vocab
Term | Definition |
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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. |