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Energy
Term | Definition |
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the energy of moving things | mechanical energy |
characteristic or trait of something | property |
energy of motion | kinetic energy |
change | conversion |
stored energy | potential energy |
energy is never created or destroyed, it just changes form | Laws of Conservation of Energy |
position and chemical | potential energy |
lightning is an example of | electrical energy |
throwing a ball is an example of | mechanical energy |
music is an example of | sound energy |
water flowing is an example of | mechanical energy |
frying bacon is an example of | heat energy |
nuclear explosion is an example of | nuclear energy |
sunshine is an example of | light energy |
a roller coaster speeding down hill is | kinetic energy |
a roller coaster at the top of a hill is | potential energy |
the ability to do work, the ability to make things move | energy |
the process that happens when plants change light energy and water into food | photosynthesis |
fuels such as coal, oil and gas made from plants and animals that died millions of years ago. | fossil fuels |