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Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |