| A | B |
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| Energy | The ability to do work or to cause a change. The ability to make things move. |
| Thermal energy | Energy of vibration of particles within matter. The faster the particles vibrate, the more of this energy they have. |
| Electromagnetic energy | Light, microwaves, x-rays. Moves in Waves. Can move through space. |
| Potential Energy | Broad Category for Stored energy; the energy an object has due to its position, molecular arrangement, or chemical composition |
| Sound Energy | Energy produced when an object is made to vibrate; travels out as waves in all directions through a medium. |
| Chemical energy | Energy stored in the bonds of molecules. |
| Energy Efficiency | A measurement of usable energy after an energy conversion; the ratio of usable energy to the total energy after an energy conversion. |
| Nuclear Energy | Energy that holds protons & neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom. (Powers the sun) |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | Energy can not be created or destroyed. It can be converted from one form to another, but the total amount of energy stays the same. |
| Electrical Energy | Energy produced by the movement of electrons through a substance |
| Kinetic Energy | Broad Category for the energy of moving things |
| Mechanical | The energy of moving things – energy of an object in motion |
