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mccormick energy
Chapter 14 sect. 1 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| energy | the ability to cause change |
| kinetic energy | energy an object has due to its motion |
| potential energy | energy stored in an object due to its position |
| thermal energy | energy that all objects have that increases as the object's temperature increases |
| chemical energy | energy stored in chemical bonds |
| radiant energy | energy carried by light |
| electrical energy | energy carried by electric current |
| nuclear energy | energy contained in atomic nuclei |