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2.4 Energy Change
2.4 Energy change and conservation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Law of conservation of energy | energy can not be created or destroyed |
| pivot | the point which has a mass suspended on an arm or pole that swings back and forth |
| Mechanical energy | energy an object has due to its motion, shape, position, or a combination of these factor |
| nuclear energy | type of potential energy stored in the nucleus |
| Thermal energy | total potential and kinetic energy of particles in an object |
| electrical energy | energy of electric charges |
| chemical energy | form of potential energy because it results from the relative positions of the particles within a material |
| electromagnetic energy | kinetic energy that travels through space in waves without a medium |
| energy transformation | when one object loses energy other objects must gain it |
| transfer | to move something from one place to another. |