Energy and Forces

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Absorb

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To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy

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Chemical energy

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Energy stored in the bonds and released through chemical reactions

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Electrical energy

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Energy resulting from the flow of charged particles

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Energy

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What is needed to do work or cause change

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Heat/thermal energy

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Energy that causes a change in temperature of materials

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Kinetic energy

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Energy of motion

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Light energy

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Electromagnetic energy that can be sensed by the eye

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Mechanical energy

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A type of energy an object has due to its motion or position; the sum of kinetic and potential energy

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Potential energy

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Energy that is stored in an object; energy of position

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Sound energy

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Mechanical energy that travels as waves through the air or water, and vibrates the eardrum upon contact