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CH 7 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | the ability to cause change |
| Kinetic Energy | energy due to motion |
| Potential Energy | stored energy due to interactions between objects or particles |
| Mechanical Energy | the sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system of objects |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | energy can be transformed from one form into another or transferred from one region to another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed |
| Friction | a force that resists the sliding of two surfaces that are touching |
| Sound Energy | the energy that sound carries |
| Thermal Energy | the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object |
| Electric Energy | the energy an electric current carries |
| Radiant Energy | the energy that electromagnetic waves carry |
| Nuclear Energy | energy that is stored and released in the nucleus of an atom |
| Work | transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force is acting on the object. |