Energy - the ability to do work or cause change Work - when a force is put on an object that causes it to move Kinetic energy - the energy an object has because of its movement Potential energy - stored energy from the position or shape of an

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Matter

anything that has mass and takes up space, made of atoms

Mass

how much matter is in an object

Mechanical energy

kinetic or potential energy because of the motion or position of an object

Gravitational potential energy

potential energy that depends on how high an object is above the ground

Velocity

speed in a given direction

Potential energy

stored energy from the position or shape of an object

Energy

the ability to do work or cause change

Kinetic energy

the energy an object has because of its movement

Electrical energy

the energy of electric charges

Electromagnetic energy

the energy of light and other forms of radiation

Elastic potential energy

the potential energy for objects that can be stretched or compressed (pushed back together)

Chemical energy

the potential energy stored in chemical bonds

Nuclear energy

the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom (the smallest part of matter)

Law of conservation of energy

the rule that energy cannot be made or destroyed

Thermal energy

the total potential or kinetic energy of the particles in an object

Joule

unit for work or energy

Work

when a force is put on an object that causes it to move

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