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types of energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kinetic energy | energy an object has due to its motion |
| Temperature | average kinetic energy of particles in a material |
| Potential energy | stored energy due to interactions between particles |
| Thermal energy | distance and interactions between a substance |
| Atom | a small particle that is the building block of matter |
| Substance | matter with composition that is always the same |
| Element | substanes made of only one type of element |
| Compound | atoms of two or more different elements that are bonded together |
| Chemical formula | group of chemical symbols and numbers that represent the elements |