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Energy Vocab Vessalo
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 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 (a rubber band or spring) |
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. |
Electrical Energy | The energy that electricity provides. |
Sound energy | The energy carried by sound waves. |