Understanding Energy

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power to make things move or change.

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energy

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energy that is waiting to do something, like a book on a shelf that can fall.

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potential energy

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energy when something is moving, like a rolling skateboard.

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kinetic energy

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energy is when things move, like when you ride a bike and your legs give it energy to go.

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mechanical energy?

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energy that comes from electric charges and powers our computers and lights.

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electrical energy

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energy is heat, like when you heat water and it gets warm and boils.

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thermal energy

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energy is in food or fuel. Your body uses it to move and think, and burning wood uses it as fuel to give heat.

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chemical energy

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energy is in tiny parts of atoms and can make lots of power.

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nuclear energy

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energy is light, like the sun giving us light and warmth.

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radiant energy