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Energy Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words from Prentice Hall Science Explorer Book called, "Motion, Forces, and Energy"

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EnergyThe ability to do work or cause a change
Potential EnergyStored Energy
Kinetic EnergyEnergy due to motion
Elastic EnergyEnergy in stretched or compressed objects
Gravitational PotentialPotential energy that depends upon the height of an object
Mechanical EnergyPotential or Kinetic Energy associated with the motion or position of an object
Thermal EnergyThe total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object
Electrical EnergyThe energy of electric charges
Chemical EnergyPotential Energy found in chemical bonds
Nuclear EnergyEnergy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Electromagnetic EnergyThe energy of light and other forms of radiation
Energy TransformationThe process of changing one form of energy to another
Law of ConservationEnergy can not be created or destroyed
Example of Nuclear EnergyThe Sun
Example of Mechanical EnergyThrowing a softball
Example of Elastic EnergySpool Activity
LavaAn example of Thermal Energy
H2O moleculesAn example of chemical energy


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