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U3 - Energy Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy transformations | The conversion of one type of energy to another |
| work | The ability to cause a change in energy |
| efficiency | The ratio of useful output energy to total input energy |
| power | The rate of energy use |
| gravitational potential energy | The energy associated with position (height) within a gravitational field |
| kinetic energy | The energy of a moving mass |
| nuclear energy | The energy stored in the nucleus of atoms |
| thermal energy | The energy associated with the random motion of particles within an object |
| mechanical energy | The total of the kinetic and gravitational energies |