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potential energy vocabulary

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chemical potential energy   energy that is stored in atomic bonds and is absorbed and released.  
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conductor   object or type of material that permits the flow of electricity.  
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elastic potential energy   potential energy that is stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object.  
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electrical current   the flow of electric charge.  
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electrical potential energy   a measure of the work required by an electric field to move electric charges. also, the voltage per unit of charge.  
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gravitational potential energy   energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field.  
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magnetic potential energy   the form of energy related not only to the distance between magnetic materials but also to the allignment or orientation of those materials within the field.  
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