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Compare and contrast the different forms of energy and their characteristcs
Term | Definition |
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Mechanical energy | the amount of work in a object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential enrgies |
Thermal energy | the kinectic energy of a substance's atoms |
Heat | the energy |
Chemical energy | the energy that is stored in chemical bonds |
Electrical energy | the energy that results from the flow of moving charges |
Electromagnetic energy | energy resulting from the motion of the charged particles within atoms |
Sound energy | energy given off by a vibrating object |
Nuclear energy | the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom as a result of strong nuclear forces |
Nuclear fission | the splitting of the nucleus of a large atom to two or more fragments |
Nuclear fusion | the combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus |