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Ch 1 lesson 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to cause change. |
| Potential Energ | Stored energy due to the interaction between objects or particles. |
| Chemical Energy | Is the energy stored in and released from the bonds between atoms. |
| Nuclear Energy | the energy stored and released from the nucleus of an atom. |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy due to motion |
| Electric energy | the energy in an electric current |
| Mechanical Energy | the sum of potential and kinetic energy. |
| thermal energy | Is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles that make of the object. |
| Wave | is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transfering matter. |
| sound energy | energy carried by sound waves. |
| radiant energy | the energy carried by electromagnetic waves |