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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy | usable power that comes from heat, electricity, etc. Ability to do work |
| Potential Energy | the amount of energy a thing (as a weight raised to a height or a coiled spring) |
| Kinetic Energy | energy associated with motion |
| Mechanical Energy | energy of motion |
| Thermal Energy | heat energy, caused by the movement of atoms and molecules within a sub stance |
| Electrical Energy | energy of electrical charges; energy delivered by tiny charged particles, called electrons |
| Chemical Energy | Potential energy stored in the chemical bonds that hold chemicals compounds together |
| Nuclear Energy | potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
| Electromagnetic Energy | The entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic waves extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light |
| Gravitational Energy | potential energy related to an object’s height |
| Elastic Energy | potential energy associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | is a law of science that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form into another or transferred from one object to another. |
| Fossil Fuels | a fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) that is formed in the earth from dead plants or animals |
| Energy Transformation | process of changing one form of energy to one other. |
| Renewable Resources | any resources that can be reused over again (solar, wind) |
| Nonrenewable Resources | resources that can be used only once. (fossil fuels) |
| examples of chemical energy | battery,food |
| examples of elastic energy | bow and arrow |
| examples of fossil fuels | coal , oil |
| examples of nuclear energy | the sun |
| examples of mechanical | biking |
| examples of potenital | a rock sitting on a mountains |
| examples of kinetic | swiming |
| example of thermal | volcano |
| example of em | light |
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