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Lesson 2
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Term | Definition |
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kinetic energy | energy that an object has due to its motion |
potential energy | the energy an object has because of its position; also the internal stored energy of an object |
gravitational potential energy | potential energy that depends on the height on an object |
elastic potential energy | the energy of stretched or compressed objects |