Energy Vocab

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Ability to cause change in matter

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Energy

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Energy due to position.

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Potential Energy

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Energy stored in an object under temporary strain (e.g., coiled spring, stretched elastic band).

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Elastic Energy

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Energy due to gravity; potential energy from an object's height.

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Gravitational Energy

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Energy from moving electrons

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Electrical Energy

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Energy of motion

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Kinetic Energy

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Form of electromagnetic energy, includes visible light and invisible waves like radio and x-rays.

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Radiant Energy

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Heat energy is produced when temperature rise causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide.

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Thermal Energy

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Movement of energy through a substance (air/water) caused by vibrations.

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Sound Energy

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Energy due to motion or position; sum of kinetic and potential energy.

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Mechanical Energy