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~ENERGY~
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| work | when a force is used to move an object over a distance or cause change |
| force | push or pull |
| mechanical energy | energy of motion or moving part |
| chemical energy | energy that is stored in particles of matter |
| radiant energy | energy that travels on invisible waves |
| thermal energy | the energy that all matter has because its particles |
| electrical energy | the kind of energy that comes from moving electrons |
| potential energy | energy that is stored and ready to use |
| kinetic energy | energy |
| law of conservation of energy | energy cant be created or destroyed, but it can be changed from one form or transferred from one object to another |
| conserve | To save in respect to energy it means that energy is never created or destroyed |
| transfer | to move something from one place to another |
| transform or convert | other words that mean the same thing as change heat |