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Ch. 4 Energy
Science flash cards lesson 1-3 energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change. |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy that an object has due to its motion. |
| Potential Energy | The energy an object has because of its position, also the internal stored energy of an object, such as energy stored 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 with the motion or position 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 of an object. |
| Electrical Energy | The energy of electric charges. |
| Electromagnetic Energy | The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through spaces 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; also called energy conservation. |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed. |