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Energy
Question | Answer |
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Energy | The ability to do work or cause changes |
Kinetic energy | The energy an object has due to it's motion |
Potential energy | Energy that results from the position or shape of an object |
Gravitational potential energy | Potential energy related to an object's height |
Elastic potential energy | The energy associated with objects that can be compressed or strected |
mechanical energy | The form of energy associated with the motion position or shape of an object |
Nuclear energy | Is stored in the nucleus |
Thermal energy | The total kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles an object has |
Electric energy | The energy of electric charges |
Electromagnetic energy | The form of energy that travels through space in waves |
Chemical energy | Potential energy stored in chemical bounds |
Energy of transformation | A change from one form of energy to another |
Law of conservation of energy | One form of energy is transformed to another no energy is lost |