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ch.5L1
Term | Definition |
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electric energy | carried by an electric current |
energy | ability to cause change |
kinetic energy | due to motion |
mechanical energy | total energy of an object or group of objects due to large-scale motions and interactions |
nuclear energy | stored in the nucleus of an atom |
potential energy | stored energy due to interactions between objects or particles |
radiant energy | carried by electromagnetic waves |
sound energy | carried by sound |
thermal energy | sum of kinetic and potential energy of the particles in matter due to their random motion |
work | energy transfer to an object by a force, making the object move in the direction of the force |