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Chapters 13
Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |