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Compare and contrast the different forms of energy and their chracteristics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mechanical energy | the amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies |
| thermal energy | the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms |
| heat | the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures |
| chemical energy | the energy that is stored in chemical bonds |
| electrical energy | |
| electromagnetic energy | |
| sound energy | |
| nuclear enegy | the energy stored in the nucleus of a atom as a results of strong nuclear forces |
| nuclear fission | the splitting of the nucleus of a large atom to two or more fragments releases additional neutrons and energy |
| nuclear fusion | the combination of the nuclei of the small atoms to form a larger nucleus; releases energy |