Energy and Matter Concepts

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Potential Energy (PE)

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Stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy due to motion.

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Electrical Energy

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Energy carried by an electric current.

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Mechanical Energy

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Sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy in a system.

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Chemical PE

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Energy that is contained in chemical bonds and transformed during a chemical reaction.

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Thermal Energy

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Heat energy caused by molecular motion. Usually, a waste product of energy transformations.

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Radiant Energy

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Energy carried by an electromagnetic wave.

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Gravitational PE

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Stored energy in relation to the height of the object from the ground.

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

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Energy Transformation

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The conversion of one form of energy to another.