Study for Flashcard: Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations

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energy carried by an electric current

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electric energy

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the ability to cause change or do work

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energy

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energy due to motion

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kinetic energy

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TOTAL ENERGY of an object or group of objects due to large scale motions or interactions (PE + KE)

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mechanical energy

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energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

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nuclear energy

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Energy due to an object's position (depends on the object’s mass and height)

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gravitational potential energy

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energy carried by electromagnetic waves (can travel through space)

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radiant/light energy

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energy carried by sound waves due to vibrations

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sound energy

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energy due to the motion of particles that make up an object

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thermal energy

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transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance

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work