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Chapters 13
Energy
Question | Answer |
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energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
mechanical energy | Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object |
gravitational potential energy | Potential energy that depends on the height of an object |
electromagnetic energy | A form of energy that travels through space as waves |
elastic potential energy | The energy of stretched or compressed objects |
kinetic energy | Energy that an object has due to its motion |
thermal energy | The kinetic and potential energy of the particles of an object |
chemical energy | A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms |
electrical energy | The energy of moving electrical charges |
fossil fuels | A material such as coal that forms over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals |
potential energy | Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object |
law of conservation of energy | The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed |
nuclear energy | The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
energy transformation | The process of changing one form of energy to another |
combustion | A rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel that results in fire |