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Potential & Kinetic
1.1 Potential & Kinetic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| potential energy | stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object |
| chemical potential energy | the energy stored in the chemical bonds of a substance |
| thermal energy | The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance |
| gravitational potential energy | Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface. |
| electromagnetic energy | A form of energy that travels through space as waves |
| kinetic energy | Energy that an object has due to its motion |
| light energy | Energy in the form of moving visible waves |
| sound energy | Energy caused by an object's vibrations |
| elastic potential energy | the energy of an object that is stretched or compressed |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | energy can't be created or destroyed, only transferred. |
| electrical energy | Energy caused by the movement of electrons. |
| Mechanical energy | the amount of work an object can do because of the object's combined kinetic and potential energies |
| Nuclear Energy | Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
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