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swift chpt 16.1
chpt 16 sections 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
| potential energy | stored energy |
| gravitational potential energy | energy related to an objects height |
| elastic potential energy | energy associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed |
| mechanical energy | energy associated with an objects position or motion |
| thermal energy | the total kinetic energy of an objects molecules or atoms |
| electrical energy | the energy of electric charges |
| chemical energy | the potential energy stored in the chemical bonds that hold chemical molecules together |
| nuclear energy | potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
| electromagnetic energy | the energy of light that travels in waves |