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Energy vocab
Term | Definition |
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Potential | stored energy |
Kinetic | energy in motion or being used |
motion energy | the energy present in moving energy such as the wind a racing car or soaring ball |
chemical energy | the energy stored in materials such as food batteries dynamite and gasoline |
gravitational energy | position to fall |
elastic energy | the energy stored in stretchy objects |
heat energy | the energy a substance has a result of its temperature |
light energy | energy carried by light rays |
electrical energy | the energy that electricity provides |
sound energy | the energy carried by sound wavs |
thermal | another word for heat |