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Forms of Energy
| Question/Term | Answer/Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to cause change |
| Kinetic | Energy of motion |
| Potential | Stored energy |
| Chemical Potential | Energy stored in the bonds of the atoms |
| Elastic potential | Energy available for use when an elastic body returns to its original shape |
| Electrical | Energy associated with charged particles because of their positions |
| heat | energy transferred from a higher temp to a lower temp. |
| law of conversation of energy | states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just moves from one form to another |
| light | a form of energy you can see |
| mechanical | kinetic energy plus potential energy |
| sound | energy made by vibrations through solid, water, or air |
| A cell phone has what type of energy | electrical, light, sound |
| batteries are a form of what type of energy | electrical |
| a compressed spring is an example of | elastic potential |
| a boulder on top of a mountain has what type of energy | gravitational potential |
| This type of energy keeps you alive | chemical potential energy |
| Everything has chemical potential energy, because everything has | atomos |
| This releases the chemical potential energy | bonds breaking |