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Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | the ability to do work or to causes changes in matter |
| Work | The transfer of energy to an object by a force |
| Kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| Potential energy | stored energy based on position |
| Chemical energy | the potential energy stored in the chemical bonds of substances |
| Mechanical energy | the objectives kinetic energy and potential energy |
| Thermal energy | the total kinetic energy of all particles that make up an object |
| Sound energy | the kinetic energy caused by the vibration of particles in a medium |
| Electrical energy | the kinetic energy of moving electric particles |
| Elastic energy | the potential mechanical energy stored in an object |
| Nuclear energy | the potential energy stored in the nucleus if an atom |
| electromagnetic energy | the kinetic energy of electromagnetic waves |