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potential energy
potential energy vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical potential energy | energy that is stored in atomic bonds and is absorbed and released. |
| conductor | object or type of material that permits the flow of electricity. |
| elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object. |
| electrical current | the flow of electric charge. |
| electrical potential energy | a measure of the work required by an electric field to move electric charges. also, the voltage per unit of charge. |
| gravitational potential energy | energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field. |
| magnetic potential energy | the form of energy related not only to the distance between magnetic materials but also to the allignment or orientation of those materials within the field. |