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energy

TermDefinition
work the ability to do work or cause change
kinetic energy that an object has because of its motion
potential the energy an object has because of its position; also the internal stored energy of an object
Gravational potential energy that depends on the height of an object
Elastic Potential the energy associated with objects that can be compressed or stretched
Mechanical the form of energy associated with the motion, position, or shape of an object
Nuclear stored in the nucleus of an atom; energy is released during a nuclear reaction
Thermal the total energy of the motion of all the particles of an object
Electrical the energy of electric charges
Chemical the potential energy stored in chemical bonds; found in the foods we eat and in our body’s cells
Electromagnetic a form of energy that travels through space in waves
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION a change from one form of energy to another
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY states that when one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is lost in the process
EXOTHERMIC a change in which energy is given off; energy is released
ENDOTHERMIC a change in which energy is absorbed (taken in)
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