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Enerygy Miller JMS7
Energy Definitions 41-50 Miller Jackson Middle School Christian Stepp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the ability to cause change | energy |
| energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms. | Law of Conservation of Energy |
| energy in motion, energy of something that is moving | Kinetic Energy |
| energy that is at rest or that is stored in an object. The more potential energy something has, the ability it has to cause change | Potential Energy |
| the sum of the potential and kinetic energy something has in it | Thermal Energy (Heat) |
| energy stored in the chemical bonds between atoms. Energy is released when the bonds are broken. | Chemical Energy |
| Energy carried by light | Radiant Endergy |
| energy released by an electrical current, its carried on wires. It forms when positive and negative charges meet. | Electrical Energy |
| energy stored in the nucleus of an atom | Nuclear Energy |
| energy carried through vibrations | Acoustic Energy (Sound) |
| something that is used to help | Resource |
| energy source that is used up faster than it can be replaced. (ex. Fossil Fuels) | Nonrenewable Resource |
| energy source that is replaced continuously | Renewable Resource |
| energy source that is safer for the environment | Alternative Resource |
| energy source that cannot be used up | Inexhaustible Resource |