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The Nature of Energy Vocabulary

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EnergyThe ability to do work or cause change.
Mechanical EenrgyKinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position or an object.
Thermal EnergyThe total energy of the particles in a substance or material (heat energy).
Chemical EnergyThe potential energy stored in chemical bonds.
Electromagnetic EnergyThe energy of light and other forms of radiation.
Nuclear EnergyThe potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
Kinetic EnergyEnergy of motion.
Potential EnergyStored energy
Energy ConversionThe process of changing one form of energy into another.
Law of Conservation of EnergyThe rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
IonAn atom that has gained or lost an electron.
ConductorAny substance that permits the flow of heat or electricity freely.
Insulatorany substance that does not permit the flow of heat or electricity freely.
CircuitA closed path that allows electricity to flow.
MagnetismThe invisible force that attracts or repels a magnetic material due to the arrangement of its atoms.



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