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Compare and contrast the different forms of energy and their characteristics.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mechanical energy | the amount of the work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies |
| thermal energy | the kinetic energy of the substance's atoms |
| heat | the energy transferred between objects that object that are at different temperatures |
| 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 the vibrating object |
| nuclear energy | the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom as a a result of strong nuclear forces |
| nuclear fission | the splitting of the nucleus of an atom as a result of the strong nuclear forces |
| nuclear fusion | the combination of the nuclei of the small atoms to form the larger nucleus; releases energy |