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all about energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change. |
| kinetic energy | energy an object has due to motion. |
| potential energy | the energy an object has because of its position. also the internal stored away energy like the energy in chemical bonds. |
| gravitational potential energy | Potential energy that depends on the height of an object |
| elastic potential energy | the energy of stretched or compressed objects. |
| mechanical energy | kinetic or potential energy associated with the speed or motion of an object. |
| nuclear energy | the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. |
| thermal energy | the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object, |
| electrical energy | the energy of electric charges. |
| electromagnetic energy | the energy of light and other forms of radiation, that travels through space as waves. |
| chemical energy | a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms. |
| energy transformation | a change from one form of energy to another. |
| law of conservation of energy | the law that energy cannot be stored or destroyed. |
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