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Forms of Energy
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heat energy | Includes the motion of atoms during the phases of matter |
| Mechanical energy | Deals with the motion and energy in moving things (A) |
| A: Sound energy | -Sound travels in waves - cannot travel in empty space |
| Nuclear energy | stored in the nucleus of atoms (fission-splitting of atoms fusion-two atoms fused together |
| chemical energy | The energy that holds particles of matter together including the bond of atoms. |
| Electromagnetic energy | includes electrical and light energy (B&C) |
| B:Electrical energy | includes current electricity and static electricity |
| C:Light/radiant energy | radiation is the energy that travel and spreads as it goes |