Forms of Energy Flashcard

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is thermal energy?

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The energy of heat and temperature.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy that is stored.

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What is chemical energy?

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Energy stored within a battery, coal, and food.

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What is electromagnetic energy?

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The energy given off by the Sun.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of motion.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is gravitational energy?

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Potential energy related to an object's height above the ground.

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What is electrical energy?

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Energy caused by the movement of electrons.