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Science List 3
Types of Energy and Waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Law of Conservation of Energy | the total amount of energy remains constant in an isolated (closed) system. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be change from one form to another. |
| Solar Energy | The energy that gets radiated by the sun. It provides us heat and light energy free of cost. |
| Kinetic Energy | The energy possessed as the body is in motion |
| Mechanical Energy | The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of a body |
| Potential Energy | The energy possessed by an object as the object is at certain height that leads to the storage of energy due to its position |
| Heat or Thermal Energy | The energy possessed by an object due to its temperature |
| Chemical Energy: | The energy released in chemical reactions |
| Sound Energy | The energy of a vibrating object |
| Electrical Energy | The energy of moving electrons in a conductor connected with a battery |
| Nuclear Energy | The energy released when two light nuclei fuse to form a heavy nucleus or when a heavy nucleus splits into two light nuclei |
| Tidal energy | The moving molecule of water takes the air because of its quick movement of electrons. These moving water molecules keeps other water molecules moving. |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | includes a wide range of waves, some that we can and can't see. Some of the non-visible types of waves are radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, and X-rays. |
| Wavelength | distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it. |
| Frequency | the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second; is expressed in hertz (Hz). |
| Amplitude | a measure of the energy carried by a wave. |
| Crest | highest point of a wave. |
| Trough | lowest point of a wave. |
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